Son, I have said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, do I give unto you (John xiv, 27). Peace is what all desire; but all care not for those things which appertain to true peace. My peace is with the humble and meek of heart.
-Bk. III, ch. xxv.
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During her agony she said: "Mother, prepare me to make a good death." Her Prioress encouraged her with these words: "My child, you are ready to appear before God, because you have always understood the virtue of humility."
She then unconsciously paid a great tribute to herself, saying: "Yes, I feel that is true; my soul has never sought anything but the truth, I have understood humility of heart."
-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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