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Charles de Foucauld<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Charles de Foucauld was a French Catholic priest and missionary who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara Desert. He is known for his spiritual writings and his example of \u201cuniversal brotherhood\u201d. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus, among other religious congregations. He was assassinated in 1916..He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of his famous quotes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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“To love anyone is to hope in him for always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from the moment at which we identify him with what we know of him and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him and he ceases to be able to be better.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbove all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo receive the grace of God you must go to the desert and stay awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat great faith our Lord Jesus Christ asks of us \u2013 and how just that is. Do we not owe him such faith? It looks impossible to us, but Jesus is Master of the impossible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Faith strips the mask from the world and renders meaningless such words as anxiety, danger and fear, so the believer goes through life calmly and peacefully, with profound joy–like a child, hand and hand with his mother”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human condition and being present to them in love.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything that doesn\u2019t lead us to that \u2013 to better know and serve God \u2013 is a waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow him, step by step, imitating him, sharing his life in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe should never forget the two axioms: \u2018Jesus is with me\u2019 and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCrosses release us from this world, and by doing so, bind us to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCry the Gospel with your whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI no longer want a monastery which is too secure, I want a small monastery, like the house of a poor workman who is not sure if tomorrow he will find work and bread, who with all his being shares the suffering of the world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is this peace, different from that which the world gives? This peace is the one your love gives\u2026 a peace greater than suffering, not a peace without war, but a peace in spite of war, during war, above war, the peace of the soul, having, through love, its whole life in heaven and thus enjoying the peace of heaven in spite of everything which may happen on earth around it and against it”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Father,

I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.

Whatever you may do,
I thank you.

I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your creatures.
I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you
with all the love of my heart,
for I love you, Lord,
and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
for you are my Father.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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