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Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 126, 1835.

Enter most deeply into your innermost self and never come out. If you do this, your joy will be full and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ will flood…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 67, 1837.

My beloved brothers, love one another as Jesus loves you. Be united together as Jesus is united to your souls. I am certain that if you act in this way,…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 668, 1834.

Do not be troubled or embarrassed by anything. If it pleases our Lord Jesus Christ to put you in Rennes, stay there, if He wants you in Paris, come to…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 279, 1843.

You do not have to be discouraged when you happen to have fallen again. You must get up, ask for forgiveness from Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin and make…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

So take courage, be strong and robust in the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. If you are slightly dissipated during this holidays, even if you had made mistakes, do…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 699,...

The men of God must pay attention to these observations. How many are there not who misunderstood the mission of their divine Master, and therefore theirs. They want an external…

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…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 208, 1839.

Never allow yourself to be discouraged by your weaknesses, and whenever you think you have committed some fault, reflect back gently on yourself, then present yourself before Our Lord in…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 313, 1846.

Always go about peacefully and gently, according to your strength at the moment. Do not go ahead of your guide, lest you go astray and away from the path which…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, II, 153, 1839.

Study because it is necessary to do so but do not put your trust in books. Jesus is the only light of our minds. Be trustfully confident in our adorable…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, Supplement, 5.

Take the firm and powerful resolution to give yourself to God, completely without reserve, with promptness and joy. This generosity in the gift of oneself is indispensable and always turns…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844...

Give yourself body and soul to God, and no longer seek to rely on creature. It is no longer time to be a child, mature age of perfection must begin…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 377, 1844.

So remain simply attached to God. You have God and God alone. He must be sufficient for you.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 159, 1842.

Allow yourself to be guided by God’s hand. Do not hurry in divine things. Be before Our Lord as clay is before the potter.

Cf. Notes and Documents, XI, 48,...

To continue this work for the poor workers], we need some resources. Come to our aid. Already, they have all received the medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary and are…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 540-1,...

One does not love his confrere in order to be loved, or for the pleasure that one finds in this affection. Loving thus one’s confrere, all in God and for…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

If we feel that we are miserable, it is the joy of our heart because we see that God alone is great, God alone is beautiful, kind, filled with all…

Cf. Spiritual Writings, 475.

The divine Saviour has promised a hundredfold to him who abandons creatures for his sake. All those who have given it a trial have seen the fulfilment of the promise…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 352,...

It is essential that we attain to such an abnegation of ourselves that we remain imperturbable with regards to everything that happens. We must expect all the privations, sufferings, all…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 27, 1842.

Do not aim at attracting the world to our holy work. It is the work of Our Lord and of the Holy Heart of Mary, we do not interfere too…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 67, 1837.

Consider you all as only one body animated by our divine Jesus. Rejoice fully with all the graces and good that you see in one another.

Cf. Glose 124-5.

The union that should reign between us must be a union of spirit and a union of heart. The union of mind must not consist of wishing to subjugate others…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 295-6,...

We must bend and be very flexible to lead souls, following the different states, directing them continuously, taking all forms and all ways that suit them, in order to support…

Cf. Notes and Documents, I, 143,...

Well, go, run, and throw yourself into the arms of this beloved and Holy Mother. Go and tell her with confidence, simplicity, tenderness and love “O my good Mother you…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

Lose your judgement in the general opinion. Tenacity to one’s own ideas is one of the greatest evil for people who ought to live together in the peace and charity…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IV, 295-6,...

Always remember that gentleness and persuasion penetrate souls, and that firmness and rigour obtain only external change.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 458, 1847.

Be full of affection, gentleness and openness with Superiors to make their burden easy to carry. Live together in union and in the most perfect peace.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 182, 1844.

It is a general rule that we should not be too much in a hurry. We know that we can do nothing. Rely on God alone and do not hurry.…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 313, 1846.

We must not hope for results right from the beginning, but after some time. There are countries where the fruits will be more abundant, whereas in others the fruits will…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, I, 27, 1837.

If we really love God, we seek for him with much more ardour after we have made some mistakes. The bigger the fault, the more our love for him has…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 119,...

We only have to follow the example of Our Lord, to be faithful in doing everything that depends on us, and to help the divine Providence as it provides the…

Cf. Commentary of Saint John, 119,...

It is an admirable thing to see, how the divine Providence takes care of the circumstances for the execution of his plans for the salvation of souls. We therefore do…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Be kind to sinners, be kind to yourself, humble and peaceful in the presence of God, patient in all the evils that surround you. You will see, God will help…

Our principal virtue is the zeal for the salvation of souls. The purpose of our vocation is not the question of practicing poverty, it must be for us, a means…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 540,...

True charity will be effective. We will not be contented to have it in the heart. It must be manifested by the intimate relationships that one will have with all…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Be always full of reverence to the priests who do not do their duty. We must win them and not to be embittered against them. If we are irritated against…

Cf. Notes and Documents, VI, 446,...

We have happiness in us when we possess God.

Cf. Notes and Documents, II, 287,...

The missionaries will exercise great kindness especially towards the most hardened sinners, towards the feeble souls and the sick, and not towards the vices or the inclinations which hold them…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 248,...

Never a man in the world is capable of forcing either the consciences, the will, or the intelligences of his fellow human being. God did not want to do it,…

Cf. Notes and Documents, IX, 248,...

In general you must cultivate a liking for everyone regardless of their opinions on religious principles and their opinion about yourselves. They must be given the freedom to think and…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 125,...

We will do all that we can to develop this Christian charity between the rich and the poor people, the White and Black people, which makes all men consider themselves…

Cf. Notes and Documents X, 517,...

The conduct of missionaries must always be directed by gentleness and a holy prudence, avoiding to act with so much vivacity against the oppressors, for fear of irritating them more.

Cf. Spiritual Letters, IV, 137, 1844.

Avoid bitterness against sinners. Dilate your souls when you see sinners. Getting irritated of their most abominable sins would be to act in a way opposed to the behaviour of…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 517,...

Missionaries will avoid some unworthy defects of an apostolic man such as: arrogant manners, contemptuous, mockery, indifferences, and all the manners of this kind that the men of this world…

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 516,...

In general, the tender love of missionaries for the men, will prompt them not to miss any opportunity to do good to them, not only the good that goes directly…

Cf. Spiritual Letters, III, 482, 1845.

We are always happy when we are with Jesus, even when we are with him on Calvary, but we must be there with good heart.

Cf. Notes and Documents, X, 516,...

The missionaries will treat the poorest souls with a special kindness. They will provide all the help and reliefs at their disposal, without scrutinizing so much whether or not they…

Cf. Notes and Documents, XIII, 170,...

Providence has done our work for us through the Blacks, whether in Africa, or in the colonies. These are unquestionably the most miserable and abandoned of the populations up till…

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