Let us realize that we are sinners and have much to explate, while others less culpable than we are suffer more than we do. Rose Philippine Duchesne More Quotes by Rose Philippine Duchesne More Quotes From Rose Philippine Duchesne Jesus, I live for Thee, I labor for Thee, I desire only Thee. Thou in me and I in Thee; Thou with me and I with Thee; Thou all mine and I all Thine. Rose Philippine Duchesne thee desire jesus How truly blessed we shall be if at the price of even very great sacrifices we shall have made God known and loved by one more soul! Rose Philippine Duchesne sacrifice soul blessed God alone and the desire of His glory - nothing else matters. Rose Philippine Duchesne glory matter desire How very beautiful and consoling our faith is! For the little work we do here on earth it promises in return all the joys of assured happiness. Rose Philippine Duchesne joy beautiful promise If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business. Rose Philippine Duchesne corners tempted worry Jesus went before us on the narrow path along which He beckons us to follow Him. Rose Philippine Duchesne narrow-path path jesus Lord, I lean on You alone for strength. Give me your arm to support me, your shoulders to carry me, your breast on which to lay my head, your Cross to uphold me, your Eucharist to nourish me. On you Lord, I shall sleep and rest in peace. Rose Philippine Duchesne rest-in-peace sleep giving Learn to let others do their share of the work. Things may be done less well, but you will have more peace of soul and health of body. And what temporal interest should we not sacrifice in order to gain these blessings? Rose Philippine Duchesne sacrifice blessing order My prayers are just an outpouring of gratitude for the assurance of that most completely desired Will of God, which will seem all the more desirable in all that is ahead. Rose Philippine Duchesne gods-will gratitude prayer Never forget that the road to Heaven is the Way of the Cross. Jesus has called us to follow Him, bearing the Cross as He did. Rose Philippine Duchesne heaven way jesus The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's pride humiliated. Rose Philippine Duchesne pride would-be world I love my solitude, and I would love it still more if I had more of it. Rose Philippine Duchesne stills solitude ifs If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so. Rose Philippine Duchesne stills humility ifs Profit by the little trials that come to you, for through them we make real progress. Rose Philippine Duchesne progress real trials What interests you most is our present condition: it is what we would have desired, thorny and difficult, but it is made easier by the unction of grace and alleviated by an all-kind Providence whose help is never withdrawn and whose protection is felt at every moment. Rose Philippine Duchesne kind grace helping I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies. Rose Philippine Duchesne solitude ambition past All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me. Rose Philippine Duchesne holy has-beens desire O Jesus, my Divine Saviour, I offer You my mind and heart. Direct their movements while I pray, so that I may offer my prayer in union with Your Immaculate Mother. Rose Philippine Duchesne prayer mother jesus Really, it is the Lord who carries the cross, for He knows how to make the soul content with little or no consolation and always to find strength in the words..."Thy will be done." Rose Philippine Duchesne done soul littles The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of success in our work here. If a saint had been in charge, all would have gone well. Rose Philippine Duchesne dear-lord saint gone
