Quotemeal: Jun. 4th, 1963

Tuesday, June 4, 1963

"It is quite possible to perform very ordinary actions with so high an intention as to serve God therein better than in far more important things done with a less pure intention."
— Jean N. Grou

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St. Ambrose
"It is an abuse to confess any kind of sin, mortal or venial, without a will to be delivered from it, since confession was instituted for no other end."

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Illustration of Jean N. Grou — "It is quite possible to perform very ordinary actions with so high an intention as to serve God therein better than in far more important things done with a less pure intention."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.