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Day by day with St. John Baptist de La Salle
The quote below is an extract from St. John Baptist de La Salle's
writings, and thanks to Brother Patrick, we are now able to read La
Salle's writing on a daily basis together with Brother Patrick's sharing
and Scripture quotes.
It is Brother Patrick's wish that by reading La Salle's writings,
people will get to know him better and that his writings will help us all
along our human and spiritual journeys.
| 31st July | St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) |
| All For God's Glory |
This saint's zeal for the salvation of souls was so ardent that to do this work with greater skill and success, he began to study at the age of thirty three.
After he had been working for the glory of God with so much
piety, poverty,
humility, and zeal,
others joined him and they laboured effectively for the good of the Church. They vowed to give up all their property, to dedicate themselves to the conversion of souls, to their own spiritual advancement, and to submit themselves to the pope to do whatever he judged best for the good of their neighbour. This is how St. Ignatius began to establish his Society, which is of such great benefit to the Church.
Since God has called you to educate children in piety, just as he called the disciples of this saintly founder, live in as great a spirit of detachment and show a great zeal for the glory of God as this saint did. Then you too will do great good for those whom you instruct.
(Meditations for Sundays and Feasts)
I will bless the Lord all my days; his praise will be ever on my lips. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
(Ps 34:1-2)
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