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It is  not  enough  to  forbid  our  own  tongue  to murmur;  we  must  also  refuse  to  listen  to  murmurers. — Ven. Louis de  Granada.

We can  obtain  no  reward  without  merit,  and no merit  without  patience. — St. Alphonsus.

No harp  sends  forth  such  sweet  harmonies  as are  produced  in  the  afflicted  heart  by  the  holy name of  Mary. Let us  kneel  to  reverence  this holy, this  sublime  name  of  Mary! — Bl. Henry Suso.

The life  of  a  true  Christian  should  be  such  that he fears  neither  death  nor  any  event  of  his  life, but endures  and  submits  to  all  things  with  a  good heart. — St. Teresa.

We should  abandon  ourselves  entirely  into  the hands of  God,  and  believe  that  His  providence disposes everything  that  He  wishes  or  permits  to happen  to  us  for  our  greater  good. — St. Vincent de Paul.

Regulate and  direct  all  your  actions  to  God, offering them  to  Him  and  beseeching  Him  to grant  that  they  be  for  His  honor  and  glory. — St, Teresa.