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24 November

“Although Father Joseph Xifre, Superior of the Missionary Sons of the Heart of Mary, has frequently spoken and written to request that I write a biography of my insignificant self, I have heretofore always excused myself. I would not have agreed to do so even now had...

23 November

“To love God truly means to suffer for the beloved. To know whether it is true, we have to check it with the fire of tribulation: the inability to bear the trial is the sign of lack of love” Explicación de la paloma[= Resumen de los principales documentos.......]....

22 November

“The Exercises of St. Ignatius are one of the most powerful tools I have used in the conversion of priests, which is without doubt one of the most difficult of undertakings. Nevertheless, I have seen the most gratifying results in a great number of priests who have...

21 November

“I have always wanted to die a poor man in some hospital, or on the scaffold as a martyr, or to be put to death by the enemies of the holy religion we profess and preach, thus sealing the virtues and truths I have preached and taught with my blood” Aut 467 BLOOD AS...

30 November

“I knew quite clearly that it was God's will for me not to have any money, nor to accept anything but the meal that...

29 November

“As I always went on foot, I would fall in with mule-drivers and ordinary folk, and so I had a chance to talk with...

28 November

“The Blessed Virgin Mary will be pleased, if you keep silence and are devout in church; if you offer heart your heart...

10 April

“ I had to overcome many difficulties at the hands of the ecclesiastical superiors and the population before I could...

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9 April

I will try to maintain the same humour and equilibrium without letting myself be highly predominated over by sadness...

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8 April

“ I am so soft-hearted and compassionate that I can't bear seeing misfortune or misery without doing something to...

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7 April

The most holy Virgin lived poorly and died very poorly. Religiosas en sus casas o las Hijas del Santísimo é Inmaculado...

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6 April

It was not difficult for God to create the riches of heaven and earth. With just a word, let it be done, all was...

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5 April

We should love the most holy Virgin Mary because it is what God wants… To love is to want the best for the one loved,...

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4 April

“And this forced me to ask the Superior to relieve me of my duty as Regent and free me from any parish obligations and...

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3 April

For the peoples, Provinces and Kingdoms to have peace and prosperity and be happy, it is important that they try and...

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2 April

“To be Mary’s devotee is a sign of predestination, just as it is a sign of disapproval not to be her devotee or to...

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1 April

We should love the Blessed Virgin Mary because she deserves it. Mary the most Holy deserves it for the many graces she...

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31 March

“During that whole seven years, I was on the go from one town to another. I traveled alone and on foot. I had a...

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30 March

“…I turn to the Lord and ask Him with all my heart, "O my Lord, you are my love, my honor, my hope, and my refuge! You...

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29 March

“Humility is like the root of the tree, and meekness is its fruit” Aut 372 ROOT AND FRUIT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE Actually a...

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28 March

“Experience has taught me that one of the most powerful forces for good is the press, although when abused it can also...

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27 March

“My God, I wish that I could prevent anyone from offending you; rather, I wish that I could make you known, loved, and...

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26 March

“Many times each day I ask Jesus to help me understand what he wants me to do with regard to our Project, because I am...

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25 March

“The Heart of Mary was the Temple of the Holy Spirit and more than a temple because from the most pure blood of this...

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24 March

“The soul that with meditation does not go back on the wings of faith to the Creator of all things, and who is more...

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23 March

“How narrow and depressed is the human heart to receive that which is opposing and painful to its earthly...

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22 March

“I will think that God is looking at me. I will think that God is talking to me with inspirations and dispositions… I...

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21 March

“Jesus Christ instituted the Blessed Sacrament so as to stay with us until the end of the world. What a love! For the...

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20 March

“Here I am completely tied down in an archdiocese, when my spirit is really for the whole world: even in this little...

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19 March

“News of the technical ability the Lord had given me spread through Barcelona. This moved some gentlemen to call on my...

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18 March

“What used to hurt me the most was to hear that my parents would have to scold a worker for not doing his job...

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15 March

“The chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, or the communion rail of each parish, is the exact thermometer to know the...

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14 March

“I know many men and women who, in the middle of noisy streets and squares, find a way to encounter in their hearts a...

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13 March

“For several days I had been feeling very fervent and full of longing to die for Jesus Christ. The love of God seemed...

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12 March

“Preaching the divine Word (…) should never be neglected, especially during festive periods but most importantly...

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