You mustn't ask for anything that concerns this earth and are of no use for heaven. … [Read more...] about You mustn’t ask for anything
Daily Prayers
I desire all of them to be
I desire all of them to be filled with a great love which will immerse them so sweetly in God and so charitably in the service of the poor that their hearts will no longer have place for so many … [Read more...] about I desire all of them to be
I hope also that you will all live
I hope also that you will all live in peace in order to advance in virtue, lighten each other's burdens, and be a consolation to one another in your heavy labors. In so doing, you will draw down upon … [Read more...] about I hope also that you will all live
Oh, what an excellent way of life
Oh, what an excellent way of life, hard on nature but sweet and easy for souls enlightened by eternal truths and by the awareness of the joy to be found in pleasing God and in allowing Him full … [Read more...] about Oh, what an excellent way of life
Where did this custom originate?
Where did this custom originate? You know better than I that good Christian ceremonies are ancient, beginning with the Gospel and the Epistles of Saint Paul. The first Christians had the custom of … [Read more...] about Where did this custom originate?