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Topic: determination

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“Come then, dear daughters, to enjoy yourselves a little in the Lord and prepare for what the future has in store for you.”

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“Humble yourself - that is very good - but do not yield to discouragement.”

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“It will be good to die like Sister did, but for that we have to live as she did. She did not think even once that she had to be judged ... she ran toward Jesus with the greatest love but without a particle of fear.”

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“...if you protect us, the work we have undertaken for the glory of God will succeed, will prosper. Of this I feel almost certain.”

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“Let us always have in hand our lamps burning, that we may not be surprised.”

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“I have debts at Paris and I do not know how to pay them. However, I am not too much discouraged. I see in all this the will of God, and I submit to it.”

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“In the midst of all our storms, however, we have the consolation of seeing the religious spirit become solid ... and that is not a little thing.”

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“Let not a cross look or a word vex you; no, nothing in the world is worth losing our peace for...”

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“I would not change my cross for any consolation that Our Lord might give me instead...”

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“It matters little whether we are in one place or another, provided we do the will of God.”

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“How many times have I said the same prayer!”

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“Unless we are on guard our faith will by degrees be weakened.”

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April 23
“A woman said to me the other day, "You are the man of your house."”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin