I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron. St. Vincent More Quotes by St. Vincent More Quotes From St. Vincent It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity. St. Vincent helping-othersprayergod All you can do is make something that you like and feel proud of and then just hope for the best and try to get out of its way. St. Vincent proudtryingway It is from your hands that Our Lord, in the person of the sick, seeks relief. St. Vincent reliefsickhands You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always smiling and good-humored. They are your masters, terribly sensitive and exacting master you will see. And the uglier and the dirtier they will be, the more unjust and insulting, the more love you must give them. It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them. St. Vincent insultinglove-yougiving I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear. St. Vincent girlmeandirty I'm unqualified to do anything other than music. St. Vincent unqualified A song has a life of its own. It's an autonomous thing, separate from your own experience, almost. And the mere repetition of it means it's subject to change; it means approaching it differently, expressing different emotional aspects of it. It doesn't feel like wallowing. St. Vincent emotionalsongmean Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His Mercy from us? St. Vincent sainthelpingneeds The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them. St. Vincent teachpoor Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance. St. Vincent encouragementtodayneeds I grew up around a lot of various religions, so it's a part of my consciousness in a way. Everything from heavy Catholicism to followers of Indian spiritual masters to Unitarian universalists - all in one family. Though the family aspect was stronger than any particular dogma. St. Vincent strongerspiritualway I think a lot of people who want to be musicians terrify their parents because they don't have a living example of it in their families, and I did. So I always knew that it was possible. St. Vincent parentpeoplethinking I've been so entwined with technology since I was about 15, recording myself and multitracking and producing things on my own. St. Vincent entwinedmy-owntechnology I've always been pretty ravenous about pop culture, highbrow and lowbrow. St. Vincent lowbrowpop-cultureculture Charity is the cement that unites communities to God and individuals to each other St. Vincent charitycommunityheart Fervor is a fire that makes things boil and grow hot, just as fire causes water to boil. It is, properly speaking, charity on fire, and that is what you should have because a Daughter without Charity is like a body without a soul. St. Vincent daughterfireshould-have Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow. St. Vincent sweatarmsbrother Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with one hand the spiritual edifice which is rising by the labors of the other. But to succeed well in this, resistance should be begun while the passions are yet weak; for after they are thoroughly rooted and grown up, there is scarcely any remedy. St. Vincent passionspiritualhands However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more humbled, seeing himself merely as a tool which God has made use of. St. Vincent indulge-incatholicself I read the signs,I got all my stars aligned,My amulets, my charms,I set all my false alarms,So I'll be someoneWho won't be forgotten. St. Vincent amuletsalarmsstars
