Day 48. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"Prayer, patience and trust in God." (Letter 182)
"Prayer, patience and trust in God." (Letter 182)
"Here I am, Jesus, I am all yours, do with me as you wish." (Letter 453)
"The fear you feel is good to strengthen the spirit. But the soul raises up in hope. It is like that. We must wait even in the midst of strong fears and we must increasingly strengthen our hope at all times. «Abissus miserie invocat abissum misericordie», Our miseries are the foot stool of God’s mercy." [...]
"May Jesus fill you with His holy love and may He make you saint. Let us thank God." (Letter 125)
"Rereading your letter, I gather you are afraid of making mistakes about everything… Which means God keeps you in this state, and we need to be patient. It is best if we walk by faith. «Fiducialiter agam et non ti mebo». I shall act with confidence and I shall not fear anything, for God is [...]
"Go saying, ‘Angels of God’ that your guardian angel might help you and substitute for you where you cannot go." (Letter 71)
"In the meantime, let us pray, and especially pray to your Guardian Angel with faith." (Letter 21)
"Let us stay here on Calvary, to keep Jesus Crucified and Mary our Sorrowful Mother company." (Letter 359)
"Everything is from God. ...You even despair of yourself, and you may have every reason to. However, never despair of God. He is good, always good, and in all things good, whether He humbles us, or raises us up, or caresses us, or beats us. ...Oh the beautiful treasures one acquires for the dear home [...]
"Be in good spirit. Everything is good for heaven." (Letter 289)