Daily Prayers

Now if we are His children, we must follow Him; like Him, we must embrace poverty, humiliations, and sufferings, detaching ourselves from all that’s not God, and being united with our neighbor through … [Read more...] about Now if we are His children

You teach me a great lesson, Monsieur, by desiring God to change things from which you could derive satisfaction into crosses. It seems to me that this is a powerful means for us to purify our … [Read more...] about You teach me a great lesson

In seeking ‘the Pearl’…Take every event gently and quietly…Oppose good nature and cheerfulness to every contradiction. … [Read more...] about In seeking ‘the Pearl’

[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 how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed! … [Read more...] about If the gentleness of your spirit

She is well aware that we are leaving God for God if we leave one of our spiritual exercises for the service of the poor. … [Read more...] about She is well aware