Tuesday, September 27th
St. Vincent de Paul (1580?-1660.)
1 Corinthians 1:26-31. Matthew 9:35-38

Rejoice that the Most High calls you to His Presence in the grace and power of Our redeeming, sanctifying Love. Praise His Holy Name, and pray that as He receives you into His service through Love’s indwelling and Our loving Holy Spirit, and empowers you to do His will, you will continue faithful in the Way according to His will and loving purpose.

‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few’ (Matt, 9:37-38). Pray that the Father’s love may be known and received by those who suffer and are in need of help and healing, and that you and all who seek to follow in the steps of the Son of Man may become Our love to those to whom We lead and guide.

‘Strive to live content in the midst of those things that cause your distress. Free your mind from all that troubles you. God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this (choice) without, so to speak, grieving the mind of God, because He sees that you do not honour Him sufficiently with holy trust in Him. Trust in Him, I beg you, and you will have fulfilment of what your heart desires’. (Saint Vincent de Paul, Letters).