St. John Vianney (1786-1859)

"I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You (CatholicDoors.com/prayers)." Added 8/12/2018.

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Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy (Top 50 Saints' Quotes). Added 1/10/2016

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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible (Brainy Quote). Added 1/7/2016

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Picture: The painting of St. Francis of Assisi is in the Public Domain.

Basil of Caesarea (330-379)

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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is derived from them (Brainy Quote). Added 1/3/2015

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Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

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Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire (Catherine of Siena Wikiquotes). Added 12/12/2013

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Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

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My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone. (Thomas Merton Wiki Quote, Thoughts in Solitude, 1956). Added 9/28/2013

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Henri J.M. Nouwen (1932-1996)

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Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice based on the knowledge that we belong to God and have found in God our refuge and our safety and that nothing, not even death, can take God away from us (From The Heart of Henri Nouwen: His Words of Blessing). Added 9/26/2013

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Dorothy Day (1897-1980)

Dorothy Day (1916)

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I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions (Source). Added 7/6/2013

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Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

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Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other-that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister. If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor, do you think we would still need tanks and generals? (Source). Added 1/20/2013

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Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you (Source). Added 7/8/2012

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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop (Source). Added 5/14/2012

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Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)

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"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song (Source)." Added 4/8/2012.

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