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Whoever goes about his work full of worry and
anxiety gives offense to God and does not say the
Our Father with his heart. Let us accept purely and
simply whatever God sends us, without getting sad and upset.
(Letters 23)

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We must at every moment renew our trust in the good
God and be convinced that He sometimes denies us
the consolations of the Spirit but never wishes to
deprive us of resignation to His will, which is the root of our merit.
(Letters 19)

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The union of our will with that of God must be our only
task below. It must be the novitiate of that perfect union
which will be completed in Heaven. Everything else must
be subordinated to this. (Letters 88)

17
Even our slowness in acquiring virtue must not cause us
any apprehension, once we realize that virtuous habits
are the means and not the end, and that the man who is
constantly struggling against his disorderly inclinations and humbly
praying for victory is more closely united to God than one who
already possesses many virtues but perhaps forgets to give due thanks
to God. (Letters 88)

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To cultivate a fighting spirit, but also a spirit of
acceptance; to seek the glory of God, but in conformity
with His will; to desire much, but to be satisfied also with
little; to strive for the triumph of the Church, but to acknowledge our
own personal defeats and the daily mortifications of self-Iove: that is
how we must live and ever strive to live in union with our Divine
Master. (Letters 22)

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O Lord, inspire us with the best way to address our prayer
to you, and then grant us the grace always to adore your

divine decrees. (Letters 183)