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Our Lord Quotes by Vincent de Paul
- [W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of…
- . . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about…
- I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your difficulties.…
- It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in conformity with the…
- We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective. We will learn from Our…
- I thank God that you know the art of tearing yourself apart - I mean the way to humble yourself truly by recognizing and realizing…
- . . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little…
- In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you can…
- I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how everything done according…
- Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor souls so far…
- Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting.
- Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did.
- So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand…
- I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he may be the…
- The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise again; and if,…
- God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried out in the…
- Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means…
- [I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it thereby to honor…
- You must moderate yourself according to your strength. When you have done all that you can to see that no Christian is perverted, you must…
- ... bear with him as Our Lord bore with His disciples, who gave Him good reason to complain - at least, some of them did.…
- I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that…
- You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you there. Perfect contentment…
- Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones!
More Our Lord Quotes
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this… — Teresa of Avila
- It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to… — John Cassian
- According to the teaching of our Lord, what is wrong with the world is precisely that it does not believe in God.… — John Baillie
- Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we cannot approach… — John Calvin
- Did any of you, parents, ever hear your child wake from sleep with some panic fear and shriek the mother's name through… — Alexander MacLaren
- Our Lord never referred to unanswered prayer; he taught that prayers are always answered. He ever implied that prayers were answered rightly… — Oswald Chambers
- The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about… — Oswald Chambers
- Prayer is simple, prayer is supernatural, and to anyone not related to our Lord Jesus Christ, prayer is apt to look stupid. — Oswald Chambers
- Have confidence in prayer. It is the unfailing power which God has given us. By means of it you will obtain the… — Peter Julian Eymard
- So shall we join the disciples of our Lord, keeping faith in Him in spite of the crucifixion, and making ready, by… — Phillips Brooks
- Worship is a believer's response to God's revelation of Himself. It is expressing wonder, awe, and gratitude for the worthiness, the greatness,… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss