St. Vincent Quotes

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• Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It's like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball.
• You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will…
• Go to the poor there you will find God.
• It is from your hands that Our Lord, in the person of the sick, seeks relief.
• The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them.
• Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our…
• Outpouring of affection for God, of resting in his presence, of good feelings towards everyone and sentiments and prayers like theseare suspect if they do…
• Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.
• No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in…
• Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for…
• However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more…
• Free your mind from all that troubles you; God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this (choice) without,…
• 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…
• Perfection consists in one thing alone, which is doing the will of God. For, according to Our Lord's words, it suffices for perfection to deny…
• It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their…
• Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with…
• We ought to deal kindly with all, and to manifest those qualities which spring naturally from a heart tender and full of Christian charity; such…
• The affairs of God are accomplished little by little and almost imperceptibly. The Spirit of God is neither violent nor hasty. He does all things…
• The Church of Christ, zealous and cautious guardian of the dogmas deposited with it, never changes any phase of them. It does not diminish them…
• Fervor is a fire that makes things boil and grow hot, just as fire causes water to boil. It is, properly speaking, charity on fire,…

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