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...Seek counsel of very pious, disinterested persons, and follow the call of O[ur] L[ord] and the advice of those persons.

Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
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[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he who is hasty falls back in the interests of God.
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I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that of Our Lord.
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We must endeavor to have God reign sovereignly in us, and then in others. The trouble with me is that I take more care to have Him reign in others than in myself.
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[T]hese losses of the Church in the past hundred years give us reason to fear in the present misfortune that in another hundred years we may lose the Church entirely in Europe. So, keeping this fear in mind, blessed are those who cooperate in extending the Church elsewhere.
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Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way
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Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.
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. . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as others do, according to the opinion of men, it must be enough for them that they are doing the Will of God and perhaps producing more real fruit.
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Practice humility and patience.
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Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So, be firm, Monsieur.
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I see that you are not sure of what you should do. You must remain steadfast, Monsieur. It would be a great wrong for you to leave and an irreparable scandal to the town and the Company. If you were to abandon the house, I do not think people would ever be willing to welcome us back. Fear not calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.
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If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the Will of God, in which the angels find all their delight and men all their happiness.
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It will be easier for you to bring him around to where you want him more by gentleness and patience than by being too uncompromising.
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I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how everything done according to that teaching always succeeds perfectly well, while things done the opposite way have a quite different result.
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Far from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.
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If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.
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You can give me no greater consolation nor render greater service to your neighbor than to place yourself in a condition to serve him for a long time
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We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.
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He also always blesses humble beginnings much more than those accompanied by a lot of show.
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Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.
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Always be quite simple and sincere and ask God to grant me those two virtues.
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