How to recognise genuine vocations

  Spiritual Conferences, Vol. 2, Conference 4

When I speak of this call and vocation, I do not speak of the universal call of Our Lord to everyone to embrace Christianity.  Nor do I refer to these fearful words of Our Lord: Many are called but few are chosen.

(Read further in Spiritual Conferences, Trans. by Fr. Ivo Carneiro MSFS)

Accepting God’s will

  Letter to Mademoiselle Clement

(Letters to Persons in the World, Thy will be done)

You should resign yourself entirely into the hands of the good God, who, when you have done your little duty about this inspiration and design that you have, will be pleased with whatever you do, even if it be much less.  In a word, you must have courage to do everything to become a religious, since God gives you such a desire.

(Read further in Letters to Persons in the World)

On fidelity to one’s calling

  Letter to Fr. Etienne Dunant

(Letters to Persons in the World, Serve God where you are)

I persist always in telling you that you must serve God where you are and do what you are doing.  Not, my dear brother, that I would like to hinder the increase of your good spiritual exercises or the continual purification of your heart; but continue to do what you are doing, and better than you are doing it.

(Read further in Letters to Persons in the World)

Let us be what we are, let us be it well

  Letter to Madame Brulart

(Letters to Persons in the World, Let us be what we are, let us be it well)

Let us be what God likes, so long as we are His, and let us not be what we want to be, if it is against His intention.  For if we were the most excellent creatures under Heaven, what would it profit us if we were not according to the pleasures of God’s will?

(Read further in Letters to Persons in the World)

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