Go forth to do the work for which God has elected you. He will be your right hand so that no difficulty shall move you, he will hold you by his hand so that you may walk in his path. So be of great courage, and may your courage endure. And the way to get it is to keep on asking him who alone can give it to you; he will give it to you if you follow the leading of his grace with a simple heart. May the love, peace, and consolation of the Holy Spirit be in your soul for ever….
I give you my blessing with a father’s love. May God bless you as you set forth and where you are now to live, as you serve him, as you serve your neighbor, as you humble yourself to your very nothingness, as you lift yourself up to your all; and may God always be your all…. Go forth calmly and sweetly in peace to serve God and Our Lady where you have been summoned by their will, and may the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit be with you for ever…. Live calmly and simply in God, always loving your own abjection and being courageous in the service of him who died on the cross to save you.
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales (†
A reading from
the holy Gospel according to Mark3:13-19
the holy Gospel according to Mark3:13-19
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed Twelve, whom he also named Apostles, that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: He appointed the Twelve: Simon, whom he named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
The Gospel of the Lord.
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