Daily quotes from the works of Saint Louise de Marillac arranged for the 2015 General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

1. Daughters of Charity
of St.Vincent de Paul
General Assembly
May 13 – June 12 2015
Daily Quotes
St.Louise de Marillac
Spiritual Writings
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2. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
“Souls that are truly poor
and desirous of serving God
should place their trust in
the coming of the Holy Spirit
within them believing that,
finding no resistance in
them, He will give them the
disposition necessary to
accomplish the holy will of
God which should be their
only preoccupation.”
Spiritual Writings, A. 25, p. 802
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3. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
We must continually have
before our eyes our model,
the exemplary life of Jesus
Christ. We are called to
imitate this life.
Spiritual Writings, L.217, p.261
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4. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
I desire all of [you] to
be filled with a great
love which will immerse
[you] so sweetly in God
and so charitably in the
service of the poor.
Spiritual Writings, L.441, p.75
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5. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Seek only to please God by
faithfully observing His
commandments and
evangelical counsels…
exactly but also
cheerfully and diligently.
Spiritual Writings, L.441, p.75
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6. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Let us live, therefore, as
if we were dead in Jesus
Christ. Henceforth, let
there be no further
resistance to Jesus, no
action except for Jesus,
no thoughts but in Jesus!
May my life be solely for
Jesus and my neighbor.
Spiritual Writings, A.23, p.786
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7. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
With good reason the
Church addresses the
Blessed Virgin as the
Mother of Mercy.
Spiritual Writings,
A.14b, p. 775
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8. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
I beg them to renew
themselves in the spirit of
fervor, humility and cordial
gentleness, and in a very
simple and true obedience…
What is necessary is to have
these true and solid
virtues… in order to carry
out well the work [of God]
Spiritual Writings, L.121, p.129
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9. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
[I want to honor] the glory
which the holy humanity of
Our Lord receives in heaven,
remembering the way in which
He lived on earth, with the
desire to imitate Him.
Spiritual Writings, A.10, p.704
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10. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
To receive the Holy Spirit,
oh, how I must desire this
with my whole heart! No
longer to walk any path but
this one; no other
satisfaction but that of
loving and of willing Your
good pleasure.
Spiritual Writings, A.26, p.819
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11. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
The great feast [Pentecost]
is a powerful reminder for
me of all the special
graces that His goodness
granted to His Church.
Spiritual Writings, L.118, p.127
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12. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Pray…that Our Lord Jesus
Christ may bestow His Spirit
upon us on this holy feast
[of Pentecost] so that we may
be so filled with His Spirit
that we may do nothing or say
nothing except for His glory
and His holy love.
Spiritual Writings, L.345, p.351
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13. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Let us always adore and
love the guidance of
Divine Providence, the
true and only security of
the Daughters of Charity.
Spiritual Writings, L.201, p.226
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14. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
The awareness of the dignity of
this most Holy Sacrament should
make us realize our powerlessness
to prepare adequately to receive
Him. Thus, we must turn to… the
Holy Spirit, who furnished this
gift, and beg Him to come into
our hearts and to fill them with
the dispositions necessary to
honor the presence of such a
Lord.
Spiritual Writings, M.72, p.822
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15. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
All the actions and the
entire life of the Son of
God are only for our
example and instruction.
Spiritual Writings,
A.5, p.715
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16. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Always remember the needs
of the Company, which
needs the help of your
prayers and especially the
merit God gives to your
actions performed for the
service of the poor.
Spiritual Writings,
L.70b, p.120
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17. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
How fortunate you are…to
have so many sick to
serve! Oh, how evident it
is that God loves you
since He provides you with
so many opportunities to
serve Him!
Spiritual Writings,
L.468, p.507
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18. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Our Lord is your
strength and your
consolation, and His
example is a source of
encouragement for you.
Spiritual Writings,
L.316, p.365
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19. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
I beg the goodness of Our Lord
to dispose our souls for the
reception of the Holy Spirit
so that, burning with the fire
of His holy love, you may be
consumed in the perfection of
this love which will enable
you to love the most holy will
of God.
Spiritual Writings,
L.429, p.353
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20. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Renew then… your first fervor.
Begin by a true desire to
please God, recalling that His
Providence has brought you to
the place where you are
established and has united you
so that you can help one
another to grow in perfection.
Spiritual Writings,
L.104b, p.113
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21. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Total dependence on Divine
Providence… is one of the
virtues which God clearly
requires of us in order to
insure the preservation of
the Company.
Spiritual Writings,
A.75, p.768-769
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22. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
However, the support we
owe to one another should
prevent us from noticing
the weaknesses of our
sisters, except if we are
able to help them.
Spiritual Writings,
L.355, p.112
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23. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Let us prefer the will of
our sisters to our own,
when their desires are not
contrary to the holy will
of God.
Spiritual Writings,
L.500, p.528
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24. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
With all my heart I wish
you the joy and interior
consolation of a soul that
is lovingly submissive to
the most holy will of God.
Spiritual Writings,
L.500, p.528
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25. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
I am entirely yours, most
Holy Virgin, that I may
more perfectly belong to
God. Teach me, therefore,
to imitate your holy life
by fulfilling the designs
of God in my life.
Spiritual Writings,
A.4, p.695
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26. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
It would be well if every morning
each sister would individually pray…
for the blessing of our good God in
order that they might act in the
manner of His Son while He was on
earth as they carry out the works of
charity to which they have been
called. Better yet, they should pray
that the same Spirit that acted in
Him should act through them.
Spiritual Writings,
A.85, p.766
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27. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Help us to thank God for
the goodness of Divine
Providence in watching
over the Company.
Spiritual Writings,
L.632, p.652
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28. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Remember… that you must
take great care to help
them to know and love Our
Lord.
Spiritual Writings,
L.548, p.573
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29. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
We have the double happiness
of being Daughters of the holy
Church and, being admitted in
this manner, will this not be
a new obligation for us to
live and to act as children of
such a Mother?
Spiritual Writings,
L.179, p.203
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30. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
Be very gentle and courteous
toward your poor. You know
that they are our masters and
that we must love them
tenderly and respect them
deeply.
Spiritual Writings,
L.284b, p.320
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31. Assembly:
St.Louise
Daily Quote
It seemed to me that in order to be
faithful to God we must live in great
union with one another. Since the Holy
Spirit is the union of the Father and
the Son, the life which we have freely
undertaken must be lived in this great
union of hearts. This will prevent us
from becoming annoyed by the actions
of others and enable us to bear with
one another and to live together with
cordiality and gentleness.
Spiritual Writings,
A.75, p.768
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32. Quotes of Saint
Louise de Marillac
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