Extend mercy…
Extend mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His mercy from us?
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Prefer service to…
It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Servant of the poor…
Since Christ willed to be born poor, he chose for himself disciples who were poor. He made himself the servant of the poor and shared their poverty. He went so far as to say that he would consider every deed which either helps or harms the poor as done for or against himself. Since God surely loves the poor, he also loves those who love the poor.
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Interrupted in prayer…
If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer. Do not become upset or feel guilty because you interrupted your prayer to serve the poor. God is not neglected if you leave him for such service. One of God’s works is merely interrupted so that another can be carried out.
–Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Our hearts must be…
Our hearts must be changed; they must be purified as gold from which the dross is melted by fire before it comes from the crucible bright and glittering.
–Saint John of Ávila (1500-1569)
Affliction or consolation…
Affliction or consolation, health or sickness, is all one to a heart that loves. Since we wish only to please God, it should be enough for us that His Will is accomplished.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690)
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