Remember to consider only Christ in the person of the poor. Serve them always as you would serve Christ himself that is to say with humility, respect, compassion and charity.
Our compassion for them has made us deprive ourselves even of the necessities of life
so as to meet their needs. Now, all we can do is weep with the poor. Serve Christ in the person of the poor.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
It is in Him alone that I have placed all my confidence. Be brave always, prudent and confident in the omnipresence of God. He will give you the strength and grace that you need. We must suffer, we must humble ourselves, we must pray, we must hope and have perfect confidence in God. If God wants it, He will do it all. It is in Him that I have placed all my confidence and I have always experienced the effect of His help.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
What was the first rule of our dear Savior’s life? You know if was to do his Father’s will. Well, then, the first purpose of our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.
–Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821)
And even more, since the time of Adam, you will not find a saint who has not been tempted — some in one way, some in another — and the greatest saints are those who have been tempted the most. If Our Lord was tempted, it was in order to show us that we must be also. It follows, therefore, that we must expect temptation.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
So, you will ask me, who then are the people most tempted? They are these, my friends; note them carefully. The people most tempted are those who are ready, with the grace of God, to sacrifice everything for the salvation of their poor souls, who renounce all those things which most people eagerly seek. It is not one devil only who tempts them, but millions seek to entrap them.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
See the face of God in everyone.
–Saint Catherine L’aboure (1806-1876)
