April 30, 2025
"We should watch over the interests of others as well as we do our own, and be careful to act on every occasion, with uprightness and fidelity." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Today I will be careful to treat others as I myself want to be treated. Be with me Lord, when I am tempted to excuse my negligence to the detriment of others.
April 29, 2025
"May God be pleased to preserve you in perfect health and in that close union in which, by virtue of the Holy Spirit, you live together." ~ St. Louise de Marillac
Lord, peace and harmony are truly heavenly virtues. Grant me these blessings for my family and always be present in its midst.
April 28, 2025
"I am asking Our Lord to be himself, your strength and your life, as he is to all who nourish themselves with his love." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
My soul as well as my body needs to be nourished on a regular basis. As "food" for my soul I will set aside some time each day for quiet prayer and reflection.
God sometimes allows these great disturbances, which unsettle the most secure States, to remind earthly sovereigns that they are answerable to His kingship and are just as dependent as their own subjects (V:449-450).
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Love one another, bear with one another, support one another and be united in the Spirit of God who has chosen you for this great undertaking and will preserve you for its fulfillment (V:441).
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April 27, 2025
"As only a great necessity would make us decide to give remedies to a sick person in a violent attach 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.
April 26, 2025
"Look up: the highest there were the lowest here and coveted most the poverty and humility which accompanied them and our Master every step of his suffering life." ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
When I tend to take a narrow view of my situation and am overly concerned about success, I will remember that your life, Lord, gave all the appearance of failure. Give me a greater appreciation for the value cross in my life.
April 23, 2025
"I do not think it expedient for you to relieve yourself by imparting your little annoyances to this one or that. A good stomach digests everything, while a delicate one ejects what it cannot endure. Oh, how good it is to keep our affairs between God and ourselves!" ~ St. Vincent de Paul
April 22, 2025
"There is no state in the world that has not its bitterness and crosses, and which therefore does not make us desire to embrace some other condition." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Without the cross, there could be no resurrection. Lord, when I complain about my sufferings help me to remember that truth.
If God were pleased to give this spirit of support and adaptation to each individual, what great union and advantages would this procure for the entire body because we would regard the interest of others as our own! (V:423).
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You should at least stifle the outbursts of your own will in those feelings of agitated nature so as not to give in to it in its troubled state for fear of aggravating the evil instead of curing it (V:410).
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April 17, 2025
"Night follows day, sadness follows joy and opposition public applause, in order that our souls may abide in God alone, who is above all change." ~ St. Louise de Marillac
Dear Lord, when I am surrounded by change and conflict, I look to you as my rock of safety in you is all my confidence.
April 16, 2025
"Humility is a virtue which Jesus Chris has exceedingly loved, and which he came to teach to the world. The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Lord, you never deny a humble, contrite heart. Since humility is truth, teach me to recognize the good as well as the bad within me and be encouraged to change what needs changing.
We will always be ready to render service in the way our Rule allows: to go and instruct poor country folk, hear their general confessions, reconcile them with one another, settle their disputes, and organize assistance for the poor who are sick corporally as well as spiritually, by establishing the Confraternity of Charity (V:373).
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Let us give ourselves to God as best we can, expecting only trials and sufferings from our own men, with perfect assurance that they will not be lacking to us if we are faithful to seeing that the Rules and holy customs of our vocation are observed (V:324).
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April 9, 2025
"Be at peace and continue working as you have always done; the trouble you have already taken will not be lost. You know that after the rain comes the sunshine." ~ St. Louise de Marillac
Dear Lord, when there doesn't seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel and all seems lost, make me feel your strength and the truth of your promise to be always with me. I believe in that promise.
It is a maxim of the saints that, when, after much prayer and consultation, action has been taken in an important matter involving the glory of God and the welfare of the Church, it must be believed that it is God’s will that this be done (V:316).
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Now the state most pleasing to God is that of perfection, the one Our Lord embraced on earth and has the Apostles embrace it. It consists, among other means, of living in poverty, chastity, obedience and stability in one’s vocation (V:315).
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God has been pleased to compose this Little Company of persons of lowly condition and average intelligence. By his mercy, however, they have good will, which, by His grace, is increasing in them daily (V:267).
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April 6, 2025
"Condescension in evil or dangerous matters is not a virtue; it is a weakness and a disorder." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Be present, Lord, when my desire to be thought well of temps me to take the easy way out and not challenge what I know is a wrong course of action. Give me the courage to do what is right.
April 5, 2025
"Your steadiness of conduct will never injure you, even in the minds of those who act differently from you, for all will respect and esteem you more for persevering in what you know to be your duty." ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Help me, Lord to remain at peace when I'm done all I can do in a situation, knowing that you are always ready to support me.
April 4, 2025
"In order to acquire a solid habit of any virtue, it is necessary to form good resolutions on the particular acts of this virtue and be faithful in executing them." ~ St. Vincent de Paul
Lord, only you can give me the courage to change the things within me that need changing because your steadfast love for me is so great!
April 3, 2025
"When we think that we have done our duty well, we believe that we have earned some credit, and we wait for a reward. However, Charity is gratuitous, it is its own reward." ~ Rev. Joseph Jamet, CM
Lord, help me to understand the truth of these words and not expect personal recognition for everything I do.
