Wherefore, O Lord God, I take it for a great benefit not to have much which, outwardly and according to men, might appear praiseworthy and glorious; so that a person, considering his own poverty and meanness, ought not upon that account to be weighed down, or to be grieved and dejected, but rather to receive comfort and great pleasure. Because Thou, O God, hast chosen the poor and the humble, and those that are despised by this world, for Thy familiar friends and domestics.
-Bk. III, ch. xxii.
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She frequently had her side cauterized, and one day after a painful treatment was resting during recreation, when she overheard the following remark being made in the kitchen: "Sœur Therese will soon die, but I wonder what Mother Prioress will find to say about her when she is gone. It will not be an easy task, because, although so pleasant and amiable, she has never done anything worth talking about."
The infirmarian also overheard these words, and remarked to the Saint: "What a good thing you never relied on the opinion of others, you would be bitterly disappointed today!" she replied: "Thank God I have always had the grace to feel indifferent to what others thought of me."
-The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme).
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Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
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