Quote of the Day – May 31:

 Quote of the Day – May 31:   Grant us the grace to put ourselves in the last place among men and to keep ourselves there (I:524-525).

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Quote of the Day – May 30:

 Quote of the Day – May 30:   What good will it do us to possess humility with regard to our person if we take pride in our state? (I:524).

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Quote of the Day – May 29:

 Quote of the Day – May 29:   That type of illness does not need remedies so much as patience, gentleness, and cheerfulness of mind (I:523).

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Quote of the Day – May 28:

 Quote of the Day – May 28:   Everyone says that the missionary spirit is one of humility and simplicity … take hold of it (I:518).

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Quote of the Day – May 27:

 Quote of the Day – May 27:   They shall try to do good to the souls of the poor while taking care of their bodies (I:504).

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Quote of the Day – May 26

 Quote of the Day – May 26:   Most willingly do I pray Our Lord to give His holy blessing to our dear Sisters and to grant them a share in the spirit He gave to the holy women who accompanied and cooperated with Him in assisting the sick poor and instructing children (I:503).

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Quote of the Day – May 25:

 Quote of the Day – May 25:   This moderate care for our health does not preclude the obligation we have of generously risking our lives when the salvation of our neighbor is concerned (I:491).

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Quote of the Day – May 24:

 Quote of the Day – May 24:   May God make you absolute master of yourself so that you have only one and the same will with God (I:491).

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Quote of the Day – May 23:

 Quote of the Day – May 23:   Let us be truly submissive to His good pleasure in the situation of the moment (I:484).

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Quote of the Day – May 22:

Quote of the Day – May 22:   When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs (I:475). 

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Quote of the Day – May 21:

 Quote of the Day – May 21:   Judge whether the prickly thorns of our human nature do not produce fine roses; they blossom as soon as the sun of justice sheds the rays of its grace upon them (I:404).

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Quote of the Day – May 20:

 Quote of the Day – May 20:   The most important thing is to have good bread (I:378).

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Quote of the Day – May 19:

 Quote of the Day – May 19:   Try not to rush around, but do everything gently (I:375).

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Quote of the Day – May 18:

 Quote of the Day – May 18:   There will be two of you for the work, Our Lord and you, and with Him you can do all things (I:369).

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Quote of the Day – May 17:

 Quote of the Day – May 17:   You must make good use of your health at the present in order to preserve it and fortify it so as to be able to do something else in time (I:355).

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Quote of the Day – May 16:

 Quote of the Day – May 16:   We are fortunate enough to resemble Our Lord by going, like Him, now to one place, now to another, to assist the neighbor (I:353).

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Quote of the Day – May 15:

 Quote of the Day – May 15:   God is the Master and does all for the best. Let us leave the care of everything to Him (I:350).

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Quote of the Day – May 14:

 Quote of the Day – May 14:   We must give our attention mainly to the poor villages, because as far as the towns are concerned, it will never be any different. We are deluding ourselves by dallying in them (I:347).

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Quote of the Day – May 13:

 Quote of the Day – May 13:   Grace is necessary to begin and we need more to persevere to the end (I:346).

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Quote of the Day – May 12:

 Quote of the Day – May 12:   We are lost in admiration at seeing how Providence thinks of your concerns and provides for all that you need (I:346).

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Quote of the Day – May 11:

 Quote of the Day – May 11:   Our days are numbered and we cannot add a moment of life to the last one God has determined for us (I:346).

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Quote of the Day – May 10:

 Quote of the Day – May 10:   He who from all eternity has chosen you to assist the poor will preserve you as the apple of His eye (I:346).

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Quote of the Day – May 9:

 Quote of the Day – May 9:   As for servants, you must pay them great honor and treat them kindly, cordially, and most respectfully (I:344).

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Quote of the Day – May 8:

 Quote of the Day – May 8:   The good God, who has ordinarily provided you with everything at the right moment, will not abandon you now (I:342).

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Quote of the Day – May 7:

 Quote of the Day – May 7:   How true it is that the world is filled with misery! Courage, we must put up with our own and with that of others as long as God pleases (I:340).

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Quote of the Day – May 6:

 Quote of the Day – May 6:   Sick minds need to be cared for more delicately and charitably than people who are physically ill (I:332).

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Quote of the Day – May 5:

 Quote of the Day – May 5:   In His admirable Providence, Our Lord allows holy fathers and mothers to suffer anguish from their own flesh and blood (I:315).

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Quote of the Day – May 4:

 Quote of the Day – May 4:   Remember that the faults of the children are not always imputed to the parents, especially when they have had them educated and have given them good example (I:314).

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Quote of the Day – May 3:

 Quote of the Day – May 3:   I cannot tell you how much the poor have need of your living a long time (I:307).

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Quote of the Day – May 2:

 Quote of the Day – May 2:   How I fear large numbers and expansion. What reason we have to praise God for allowing us to honor the small number of the disciples of His Son (I:304).

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Quote of the Day – May 1:

 Quote of the Day – May 1:   We are like the servants of the centurion in the gospel with regard to bishops, insofar as when they say to us: go, we are obliged to go; if they say: come, we are obliged to come; do that, and we are obliged to do it (I:297).

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Quote of the Day – April 30:

 Quote of the Day – April 30:   Do not be afraid of undertaking too much of what you can do without coming and going; but fear only the thought of doing more than you are doing and more than God is giving you the means to do (I:290).

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