I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I thank God that you know the art of tearing yourself apart - I mean the way to humble yourself truly by… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective. We will… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
... bear with him as Our Lord bore with His disciples, who gave Him good reason to complain - at least, some… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
You must moderate yourself according to your strength. When you have done all that you can to see that no Christian is… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
With God's help, you will continue to succeed in your leadership and in your duties, because Our Lord's work is accomplished not… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
. . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones! — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
...it is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In God's name, Monsieur, let us remain indifferent; let us strive to be equally attached to whatever obedience marks out for us, be it… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
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