Quote/s of the Day – 9 Sepember – The Memorial of St Peter Claver SJ (1581-1654) “Slave of the slaves” and Blessed Frédéric Ozanam (1813–1853) “Servant to the Poor” and Founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society
“We must speak to them
with our hands, by giving,
before we try to speak to them
with our lips.”
“To love God as He ought to be loved,
we must be detached from all temporal love.
We must love nothing but Him,
or if we love anything else,
we must love it, only for His sake.”
“To do the will of God,
man must despise his own;
the more he dies to himself,
the more he will live to God.”
St Peter Claver (1581-1654)
“Slave of the slaves”
“Let us complain less of our times
and more of ourselves.
Let us not be discouraged,
let us be better!”
“Let us learn of Him,
that holy preference,
which shows most love,
to those who suffer most.”
“Let us go in simplicity,
where merciful Providence leads us,
content to see the stone on which we should step,
without wanting to discover,
all at once and completely,
the windings of the road.”
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam (1813–1853)
“Servant to the Poor”
More from Blessed Frédéric:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/09/09/quote-s-of-the-day-9-september-from-blessed-frederic-ozanam-founder-of-the-st-vincent-de-paul-society/
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