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Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844.
The sensibility is completed. You must live in the privation of faith, of pure charity interior, without feeling, with full trust in Jesus and Mary.
23 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844.
Your soul was seeking for a support, it does not want to live in God alone by faith. Now, God wants to oblige you to abandon your soul to him…
22 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, II, 112, 1838.
Do not be satisfied with the desire to be always busy with Our Lord Jesus, but add to this an even greater and more vivid desire to possess him, and…
21 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 219, 1839.
Uphold yourself in a firm, stable and persevering desire to love and serve God with all your soul.
20 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 176, 1839.
You see what your behaviour must be like: life of privation without any form of enjoyment or satisfaction, life of devotion and sacrifice of yourself entirely, of spirit reserve life…
19 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 176, 1839.
Your mind peacefully turned to Jesus, place yourself simply in the interior position of your soul vis-a-vis God, that is to say in its normal and natural state of prayer…
18 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 176, 1839.
You must continue your way in serenity, fully abandoning yourself to your adorable guide, always following him in peace, assurance, gentleness and moderation.
17 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters s, III, 377, 1844.
When one is in the sensitive path, one relies on the creator. Later, when the sensitivity disappears, when one has only pure faith, one becomes human. Pure faith supposes that…
16 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters s, III, III, 462, 1845.
In prayer, we must not aim at doing much reflection or producing much affections. Just look at Our Lord as something belonging to him. Be contented with looking at him…
15 Oct 1900
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Libermann: Règle Provisoire: nos. 8-10. NDII, p.235-236
"Their life must be a life of faith, united to Jesus; they will look to him as the source, the principal and the soul of all things. While be-ing aware…
14 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 465, 1845.
The love that you have for Jesus must not consist in a manifestation of sentiment. The love of our God is an interior attachment of our soul, the attachment through…
14 Oct 1900
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Libermann: Règle Provisoire, nos 4,5,7. NDII, p.235-236
Our Lord sends the missionaries of the Holy Heart of Mary to the poorest people; in fact, they can only undertake missions amongst the most neglected and abandoned. They will…
13 Oct 1900
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Spiritual Writings, 227.
This period is critical, it is perhaps the most dangerous period for souls and all their life depend on it. It is in this place that great number of souls…
13 Oct 1900
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Libermann: Petit Traité, E.S. p.271
The practice of the interior life is characterised by the gentle and loving presence of God. The depths of our soul are always looking towards God in a loving, simple…
12 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 172, 1839.
The direct effect of the cross is to convince us more and more of the nothingness of things here below. It produces inner life and a true love of God…
12 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 380, 1837.
This peace, this gentleness must exist, not only in your innermost self, which is the main thing, but also in all your words and in all your actions, keeping you…
11 Oct 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 602, 1848.
When one is in the sensitive path, one relies on the creator. Later, when the sensitivity disappears, when one has only pure faith, one becomes human. Pure faith supposes that…
10 Oct 1900
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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…
9 Oct 1900
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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…
8 Oct 1900
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Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 252, 1843.
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…
7 Oct 1900
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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…
6 Oct 1900
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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.
5 Oct 1900
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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…
4 Oct 1900
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D. Moisés A. de Pinho, Pensamentos, Junho de 1936, Cir. 55
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…
4 Oct 1900
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USA
Br. Philippus Lafferty becomes the first U.S.-born Spiritan to sail for Africa. Stationed in Sierra Leone, he dies four years later.
3 Oct 1900
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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.
3 Oct 1900
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Charles Besnard: Life of Grignon de Montfort
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…
2 Oct 1900
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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…
2 Oct 1900
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Charles Besnard : Life of Grignon de Montfort
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…
1 Oct 1900
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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…
1 Oct 1900
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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…
30 Sep 1900
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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…
29 Sep 1900
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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,…
29 Sep 1900
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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…
28 Sep 1900
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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…
28 Sep 1900
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Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 423, 1845.
Be faithful to the life of recollection and humility. Be moderate and pacific.
27 Sep 1900
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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…
26 Sep 1900
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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…
26 Sep 1900
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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.
25 Sep 1900
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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…
24 Sep 1900
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SRL 22
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…
23 Sep 1900
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Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 159, 1842.
Allow yourself to be manipulated in God’s hands. Wait in peace, gentleness and patience for his time.
23 Sep 1900
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Poullart des Places: General and Special Rules for the Community of the...
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…
22 Sep 1900
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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…
22 Sep 1900
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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…
21 Sep 1900
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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…
21 Sep 1900
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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…
20 Sep 1900
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Cf. Notes and Documents, VII, 418, 1845.
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…
19 Sep 1900
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1009-1056 of 1973