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December 17
Submission to the inevitable is requisite for all who are willing to live in peace with mystery.
June 21
Catherine’s instructions were the fruit of prayer, to which she had recourse in every difficulty.
June 20
Catherine’s dream did find fulfilment within the boundaries of religious life…but of a new style.
June 19
Catherine’s spirit of mercy ... made her adopt plans for the relief of the poor which to some appeared beyond the limits of prudence.
June 18
Pray fervently to God to take all bitterness from me.
June 17
Whatever trials or difficulties Catherine had she never appeared sad or dejected.
June 16
To be animated by the Spirit of Christ was to manifest all the God-given and humanly sustained liveliness of the true spirit of the order: the spirit of mutual love and service of
June 15
I see how little one can do….and how eager we should be to do that ‘little’ well.
June 14
Love all – in him and for him.
June 13
Regulations should be uniform, but for the direction of souls, great diversity is necessary.
June 12
The adage - "never too old to learn" - is a great comfort to me.
June 11
We ought then have great confidence in God in the discharge of all these offices of Mercy, spiritual and corporal, which constitute the business of our lives, and assure ourselves
June 10
Jesus still waits by our wayside, hidden in the circumstances of our lives.
June 09
Evening after evening we sallied forth, walking sometimes through the bush, and not leaving a single cottage unvisited.
June 08
This Institute is in a special manner founded on Calvary, there to serve a crucified Redeemer.
June 07
Catherine’s basic stance in life was a remarkable trust in God’s providence.
June 06
While we place all our confidence in God, we must act as if all depended on our exertion.