I feel no disgust when I hear the confessions of those near their end, whose wounds are full of maggots...This may give you some idea of my daily work. Picture to yourself a collection of huts with 800 Lepers. No… — Father Damien Copy Share Image
Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be intolerable. — Father Damien Copy Share Image
Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever. — Father Damien Copy Share Image
I would not be cured if the price of the cure was that I must leave the island and give up my work I… — Father Damien Copy Share Image
I feel no disgust when I hear the confessions of those near their end, whose wounds are full of maggots...This may give you some… — Father Damien Copy Share Image
The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength... It is at once the most eloquent proof of His love and the most powerful means… — Father Damien Copy Share Image
