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Topic: perseverance

Prayer

Creating hope together

Provident God, dispelling darkness with the gift of a new dawn, fuel me with sensitivity and wisdom to break boundaries and create hope …

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Prayer for guidance

At times when the way ahead,
or even the next step,
seems unclear,
assure me that You know what is to come;
that You envision
a plan to prosper me and not to harm me,
to give me a future full of hope.

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“It is very true that our whole life is one of sacrifice. Who could doubt this?”

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“We are approaching very fast. How fast my heart is beating! If you knew what feelings one experiences at a moment like this!”

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“On the Feast of All Saints, raise up your heart to God and ask [God] to obtain for you a place among the blessed in heaven. How happy we shall be there!”

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“Our dear Lord has preserved us, and at this moment, eleven o'clock in the morning, everything leads us to hope that the worst is over.”

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“It embarrasses them a little to have women resist them and speak to them about the law.”

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

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“Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful.”

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“The tribulations which have afflicted our Community have produced very precious fruits.”

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

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Quote of the day

March 29
“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.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin