Day 16. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"Let us give thanks to God." (Letter 282)
"Let us give thanks to God." (Letter 282)
"Do not grieve over the trials and tribulations you go through. No leaf falls that God does not want, says a proverb. God will get his glory out of it, and in the meantime let us surrender ourselves into God's hands to not go astray." (Letter 265)
"These are times of trials. Oh God help us." (Letter 283)
"Let us pray that God will help us to work." (Letter 182)
"Ask Jesus for his true love on my behalf since I see myself in great need of it." (Letter 019)
"Cultivating the spirit by detaching oneself from created things is very good." (Letter 390)
"Our heart must completely belong to Jesus [...]. May whatever diminishes the love of God within us be removed, little by little." (Letter 390)
"On the other hand, everything belongs to God… let us bow down in peace before God, recognizing our nothingness, and let us wait for the necessary help from God. The farmer waits for the harvest with patience, so do not attempt to reap before it is time." (Letter 390)
Birthday of soon-to-be blessed don Giovanni Merlini "Have faith in the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ and you will reap many victories from it: «Ipsi vicerunt draconem propter Sanguinem Agni». May the Holy Virgin Mary be our guide, our leader in this holy journey, and may the great Francis Xavier be our example. How fortunate [...]
"When sick, accept things with simplicity and according to one’s nature, being happy to suffer as God may so choose." (Letter 389)