He is wooing you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place free from restriction,
to the comfort of your table laden with choice food. - Job 36:16
"In prayer one must hold fast and never let go,
because the one who gives up loses all. If it seems that
no one is listening to you, then cry out even louder.
If you are driven out of one door, go back in by the other.
If you are told, as was the Canaanite woman, that you do not deserve
the grace for which you are asking, then reply like her
that you are not seeking unusual favors, but are hoping only
to eat the crumbs which fall from the divine table."
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
France ~ 1572-1641
Widow of the Baron of Chantal, mother of seven
Founded the Order of the Visitation Sisters
with St. Francis de Sales - 1610
Motto of Visitation Sisters: Live Jesus!
“Eagerness to ‘Live Jesus!’ will enable us to exercise
holy love in all things, great or small.” - St Jane de Chantal
Honored by the Church for the holiness of her youth,
of her married life, of her widowhood, and of her religious life
"The Lord's Day is the lord of days"... but also...
Remembering St Jane de Chantal (my namesake!)...
"The Lord's Day is the lord of days"... but also...
Remembering St Jane de Chantal (my namesake!)...
Feast Day - August 12
“Repose in God is sweet and easy; but surrender
to His holy Will is far higher."~ St Jane de Chantal
St Jane de Chantal, pray for us!
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