Quotes from Rose Philippine Duchesne

Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.

Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought to be.

Let us bear our cross and leave it to God to determine the length and the weight.

All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me.

We may not understand His Will for us in time, but in eternity the veil will be drawn and we shall see that He acted only for our happiness.

My prayers are just an outpouring of gratitude for the assurance of that most completely desired Will of God, which will seem all the more desirable in all that is ahead.

O Jesus, my Divine Saviour, I offer You my mind and heart. Direct their movements while I pray, so that I may offer my prayer in union with Your Immaculate Mother.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life.

Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.

He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up and give you peace.

Those who desire only the good pleasure of God abide in peace even in the midst of failure, for God has not told us that He requires success of us.

How can we thankful? We can only love the Heart of Jesus more generously and by our union with Him, become the most humble.

I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.

If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.

I love my solitude, and I would love it still more if I had more of it.

If you have no earthly consolation, why do you not seek consolation in the Heart of Jesus? To love him is truest joy.

Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.

How very beautiful and consoling our faith is! For the little work we do here on earth it promises in return all the joys of assured happiness.

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

Jesus, I live for Thee, I labor for Thee, I desire only Thee. Thou in me and I in Thee; Thou with me and I with Thee; Thou all mine and I all Thine.

God alone and the desire of His glory - nothing else matters.

It fills me with joy to realize that I can lay down my life daily for God, that I can sacrifice it willingly for Him. I may not be a martyr for the faith, but I can be a martyr of charity.