"We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ."

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Source: Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1992). “Correspondence, conferences, documents”, New City Pr

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Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul was a French priest known for founding the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, focusing on serving the poor.

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