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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 112, 1838.

Have no heart, have no soul, body, life, and existence but for Jesus and in Jesus. When will He live fully in your soul? I believe that he fills you…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 230, 1839.

Never be discouraged by your weaknesses. As soon as you think you have made a mistake, gently enter into yourself. Present yourself before Our Lord in a gentle interior humiliation…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 252,...

Abandon yourself entirely to the divine good pleasure of Our Lord Jesus, to be employed to work, or to be sacrificed for his great glory. You must remain in love…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 136, 1838.

Abandon yourself into the hands of Our Lord, so that he may possess you unreservedly. You will have a perfect peace for your soul only after you have abandoned yourself…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 219, 1839.

You do not have to be gentle, but allow Jesus, living in you, to live there with his spirit of gentleness and sweetness.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 230, 1839.

Until now, you have been in the habit of working by yourself, and considering your work as something. That is why seeing your weakness, you get discouraged. But once abandoned…

D. Moisés A. de Pinho, Pensamentos,...

Diz S. Paulo: “Não contristeis o Espirito Santo de Deus que habita em vós”. Isto resume admiravelmente a verdadeira devoção ao Espírito Santo por parte sobretudo duma alma que se…

Br. Philippus Lafferty becomes the first U.S.-born Spiritan to sail for Africa. Stationed in Sierra Leone, he dies four years later.

Cf. Spiritual, Letters, II, 216, 1839.

Your conduct at this time is not to worry about all these fears and sorrows. Suffer them for the love of your adorable Master but with peace, gentleness and love.

Charles Besnard: Life of Grignon de...

As soon as it was known in Paris that he was seriously ill, a great number of persons distinguished by their piety and their rank came to see him: the…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 10, 1830.

My dear sickness is a great treasure for me, so do you worry yourselves about me? My body, my soul, my whole being are for God. And if I knew…

Charles Besnard : Life of Grignon...

While M. des Places devoted himself entirely to the cares demanded by his nascent community and exhausted himself by austere mortifications, he suffered an attack of pleurisy that was accompanied…

Cf. Unpublished Letters, archives of Amiens.

Let us rejoice with all our heart in Jesus, that he has been pleased to draw us to himself and that he still supports us in his love for him…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 22, 1838.

The great rule of all apostolic life is holiness. Our good Master said: “I sanctify myself for them”. He wanted to sanctify the world, and for that he had to…

Libermann: Commentary on St. John. 10:16

The sheep outside the house of Israel- the Gentiles who believed in one God, who observed the natural law, like Jacob, Naaman, Jethro and others- did not belong to the…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 98, 1842.

Study the Holy Gospel and Saint Paul very well and you will find nowhere that boasting of beautiful characters are the facts for being great saints, but on every page,…

Libermann: Règle Provisoire 1,2

The Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary is a group of priests who, sent in the name of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, are totally dedicated to…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 22, 1838.

Do not be contented with some nice thoughts, of gentle feelings. Our holiness must be that of Jesus. That is why he sanctified himself first. Have this great and admirable…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 423,...

Be faithful to the life of recollection and humility. Be moderate and pacific.

Père Delaplace. ND Supplement, p. 140-141

I can add, regarding the fusion of the Congregation with that of the Holy Spirit, that Père Libermann was well aware that he was going against the opinion of most…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 602, 1848.

If you want to progress in the path of holiness. It is God who gives you this desire. It is also He who must accomplish it. Saint Paul says that…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 397, 1844.

Get used to gradually being deprived of sensitive graces, walk in a pure way, a way of privation where the soul goes to God and for God alone.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 401, 1838.

When you go for your prayer, your soul is in a certain inner position before God. This position is always the same, this is what is called a state of…

In order to contribute effectively to promoting justice, we make every effort to analyse situations, to lay bare the relationship of individual cases to structural causes" (SRL 14.1). "Because we…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 159, 1842.

Allow yourself to be manipulated in God’s hands. Wait in peace, gentleness and patience for his time.

Poullart des Places: General and Special...

All the seminarians will adore the Holy Spirit in a special way because they have been consecrated to Him. They will also have a devotion to the Blessed Virgin, under…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 388, 1839.

It seems to me that the important thing is to let God act in souls, to follow his action and to apply them in a way that they remain faithful…

Libermann: Commentary of St. John, 10.3

Out of love for his flock, this Good Shepherd transmits his life and pastoral concern to those who act in his name and by his power and his Spirit. The…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 571, 1841.

For prayer, you say that you have the greatest difficulty of bringing out a few words of love from your heart. I will tell you this “why do you want…

Spiritual Writings, 529.

Prayer is one of the main pillars on which the spiritual edifice of the missionary or religious remains. If the foundation is solid, the pillar remains straight. If the foundation…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 418,...

From time to time, during the day, you remind yourself of the good resolutions in order to put them into practice, or to consider if you have observed them very…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 300, 1839.

I have left Rennes. I have not a single person or creature on earth in whom I can put my trust. I have nothing, and I do not know what…

Spiritual writings, 193.

The most difficult things cost nothing to a soul who is really in the prayer of affection. We undertake everything and we are capable of everything. The more intense the…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, II, 354,...

Always be careful to prepare your prayer the night before. At the moments that you have no attraction, and when you find yourself without affections or feelings, in a kind…

Brottier: quoted in the process of...

To serve means to forget about yourself and, for the love of God, to sacrifice yourself for the happiness of others. It means to have no rights - only duties.…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 418,...

As for distractions in your prayers, do not worry. As soon as you perceive them, dismiss them, continue peacefully in your prayer or vocal prayer. It is impossible for us…

Libermann: advice to the 'Bandes de...

Try then, dear brothers, to be always available before God. Live peacefully and with great confidence in the goodness of God; he will surpass all that we could imagine if…

Spiritual Writings, 529.

For prayer to truly obtain the results that God requires, and for it not to become an illusion, we must seriously give ourselves in to self-abnegation. It is the basis…

Opening of the junior seminary at Saverne.

Cardinal Margéot: Homily for the beatification

The influence of Jacques Laval also spread to the other Christians, whether practising or not, who made up the society of the time. Gradually, the circle of conversions grew bigger.…

Spiritual Writing, 193.

Prayer puts the soul in a continual habit of love of God, the soul does everything out of love. We are always in a great joy because the soul is…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 355, 1839.

The true means for you to prepare a great gift of prayer is the most perfect renunciation. This is what you only need to apply and must aim at in…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 418,...

From time to time, you will lift your heart to our Lord to revive you in the good dispositions that will be placed during the morning prayers. By doing so,…

Spiritual writings, 193.

A soul of prayer lives without anxieties and worries. We adore God, we seek to love and to serve him.

Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 418,...

Your meditation must not be dry and just the work of your mind alone but it is essential that your heart dilates and pours out before the good Master, like…

Jacques Laval: quoted in his process...

In all things, put your trust only in the Lord. And if some day it happens, as with everybody, that you do something stupid, and even fall several times, don't…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 537,...

The missionary rapports between them will be those of the children of the same family, which is that of Jesus and Mary. They must treat themselves as brothers animated by…

In every facet of our lives, but particularly in our prayer, Mary is our model of willing obedience and faithfulness. We offer her veneration and prayer so that we may,…

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