How truly blessed we shall be if at the price of even very great sacrifices we shall have made God known and loved by one more soul! — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share Image
Never forget that the road to Heaven is the Way of the Cross. Jesus has called us to follow Him, bearing the Cross as… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
O Jesus, my Divine Saviour, I offer You my mind and heart. Direct their movements while I pray, so that I may offer my… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
Jesus, I live for Thee, I labor for Thee, I desire only Thee. Thou in me and I in Thee; Thou with me and… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
I love my solitude, and I would love it still more if I had more of it. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow. — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
What interests you most is our present condition: it is what we would have desired, thorny and difficult, but it is made easier by… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
We may not understand His Will for us in time, but in eternity the veil will be drawn and we shall see that He… — Rose Philippine Duchesne Copy Share
