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Manifestation and Expression of the Virtue of Hope

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Manifestation and Expression of the Virtue of Hope

From her early childhood, the Servant of God turned to God to bring before Him her request for a life of perfection. When she saw a Sister pass, she expressed this wish as a prayer: “Good God, grant me the grace to serve You one day like this sister”.
Still very young, she says again and again to God: “I want to love You […]. Won’t You grant me the grace to love You, good God?”
Conscious of her weakness before God, she confesses her unworthiness turning to God: “Who am I, oh good God, that You have the goodness to visit me and remain with me?”
But she was so touched, so penetrated, by the goodness and mercy of the Savior of the world, that she firmly hoped that through His grace He would complete what was deficient in the inclination of her heart. Continue reading →

Practice of the Virtue of Hope

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Practice of the Virtue of Hope throughout the Life

For the Servant of God, from her first childhood to her death, God was always her only goal, her only destination, her reason for living and acting. In Him she placed all her trust without reserve. One day, when Elizabeth was sick and Father Busson asked her: “What is the greatest happiness for you down here and in the next life?” She answered: “Only the possession of God (belonging to God). God is everything. Where He is, there is plenitude. Where He is not, there is nothingness. Possessing (belonging to) God down here is substantially the same happiness as that of the saints in heaven. If we rejoice in God less fully on earth, this does not mean that we love Him less.” 

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Thoughts And Expressions of the Virtue Faith

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Thoughts And Expressions of the Virtue Faith
During the Life of the Servant of God

From the early childhood of the Servant of God, the spirit of Faith was shown which, in that age, was extraordinary. At the age of four she eagerly listened speaking about God. She took every opportunity to be explained the Christian teaching. At the age of six, she noted in her Biography, “I had a great desire to know God. Either I was alone or among people, I constantly thought about God.“ At the age of seven, “This desire was so strong that caused me a great suffering of mind.”

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