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“God allows all kinds of difficulties for those who wish to serve Him, but as long as they entrust themselves to Him, He never allows them to succumb under the burden” (St. Francis de Sales).

Anyone who has seriously set out on the path of following Christ will be able to confirm this sentence of St. Francis de Sales. Our Father does not allow us to be tempted beyond our strength (1 Cor 10:13), nor does He allow us to collapse under the weight of the burdens we have to bear on the way to Him. Read More

“If you kept a record of our sins, Lord,

who could stand their ground?

But with you is forgiveness,

that you may be revered” (Ps 130:3-4). Read More

“We escaped like a bird from the fowlers’ snare.

The snare was broken and we escaped;

our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.” (Ps 124:7-8) Read More

“If men could penetrate the Heart of Jesus in all Its desires and Its glory, they would realize that Its most ardent desire is to glorify the Father, the One Who sent Him” (Father’s Message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

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“I come from God, my Father, and to Him I return, for to Him alone do I belong” (Father’s Message to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio).

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“For just as you purposed to go astray from God, return with tenfold zeal to seek him” (Bar 4:28).

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“Worship the Lord in holy array; tremble before him, all the earth!” (Ps 96:9).

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“Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand so are a few years in the day of eternity. Therefore the Lord is patient with them and pours out his mercy upon them” (Sir 18:10-11).

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“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you” (Ps 91:7).

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“Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O Lord,

and whom thou dost teach out of thy law” (Ps 94:12).

If we have entered into a friendship with our Father, we will not lack for instructions from Him, for our divine friend is at the same time our guide on the path of salvation. We could not expect the same from a human friend, and perhaps it would not even be appropriate. From our Heavenly Father, however, we receive this grace with certainty. Read More