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“Obtain for me that my death may not be an unprovided one and that I may always be ready to say to the Lord when he calls, "My God, here I am."”
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“It is truly sublime to be devoted to the service of our neighbor, to cooperate so intimately with our blessed Lord in the work for which [God] laid down [God's] life. But we must not think it an easy task.”
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“If we love Our Lord with our whole heart, if we serve [God] faithfully, we shall be happy even in this life.”
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“It is true that you have the practical faith since you daily perform many good works. But how are they done? What spirit animates you?”
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“I have confidence in the future. The one who took up our defense will protect us again. [God's] arm is not shortened.”
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“Now from the very spot I say to you before God that there is nothing to fear and everything to hope.”
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“Oh, how happy you would be if you could see all the good that your Daughters of the Woods are doing and the good spirit which animates them.”
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“Her [Sister Saint Francis Xavier] example animates and confounds me. I am near her in the chapel distracted with temporalities and business, and I see her lost in God and melting with love for our Lord.”
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“Cities and provinces disappear like individuals. God alone remains. Let us attach ourselves to [God] with all our hearts and [God] will take care of us...”
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“In short, when you have committed a fault, disavow it before God; ask [God's] pardon, promise to do better in the future. Make a good act of love, and after that, go your way as though nothing had happened.”
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