"Any work of love brings a person face to face with God."
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"Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor."
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"If you ever feel distressed during your day - call upon our Lady - just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit - this prayer has never failed me."
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"You and I, we are the Church, no? We have to share with our people. Suffering today is because people are hoarding, not giving, not sharing. Jesus made it very clear. Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me. Give a glass of water, you give it to me. Receive a little child, you receive me. Clear."
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"How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with LOVE, and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts."
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"Keep the corners of your mouth turned up. Speak in a low, persuasive tone. Listen; be teachable. Laugh at good stories and learn to tell them...For as long as you are green, you can grow."
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"Holiness consists of doing the will of God with a smile."
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"The humility of Jesus can be seen in the crib, in the exile to Egypt, in the hidden life, in the inability to make people understand Him, in the desertion of His apostles, in the hatred of His persecutors, in all the terrible suffering and death of His Passion, and now in His permanent state of humility in the tabernacle, where He has reduced Himself to such a small particle of bread that the priest can hold Him with two fingers. The more we empty ourselves, the more room we give God to fill us."
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"In the final analysis it is between you and God, it was never between you and them anyway."
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"Prayer in action is love, love in action is service."
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"Love has a hem to her garment that reaches to the very dust. It sweeps the stains from the streets and lanes, and because it can, it must."
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"God never sends us more than we can handle."
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"The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family"
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"Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier"
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"People ask me what advice I have for a married couple struggling in their relationship. I always answer: pray and forgive. And to young people from violent homes, I say: pray and forgive. And again, even to the single mother with no family support: pray and forgive."
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"We serve life, not because it is broken, but because it is holy."
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"There is no great difference in reality between one country and another, because it is always people you meet everywhere. They may look different or be dressed differently, they may have a different education or position; but they are all the same. They are all people to be loved."
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"Like Jesus we belong to the world living not for ourselves but for others. The joy of the Lord is our strength."
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"Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love."
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"We must remember that life begins at home and we must also remember that the future of humanity passes through the family"
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