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SECTION SEVEN: His Charity Towards His Adversaries When it comes to relationships with our enemies, Christian charity is most in opposition to our natural impulses. The grace of Jesus Christ alone can conquer the principles … Read More

SECTION SIX: His Charity Towards the Members of His Own Congregation We have seen in the previous parts of this book how charitable Monsieur Vincent was. Who can doubt that this virtue in him was … Read More

SECTION FIVE: His Regard for Priests and Other Members of the Clergy To appreciate Monsieur Vincent’s high regard for priests and other members of the clergy we have only to recall all that he did … Read More

SECTION FOUR: His Affectionate Regard for the Prelates of the Church We have already seen in Book Two some of the ways Monsieur Vincent sought to help various bishops, and at the beginning of this … Read More

SECTION THREE: His Alms The subject of this section will perhaps trouble some readers. They will wonder how the superior general of a congregation, on his own initiative and without the consent of the members, … Read More

SECTION TWO: His Special Charity Towards the Poor After seeing Monsieur Vincent’s charity in general, and some examples of this virtue in his life, we must now consider in greater detail his charity towards various … Read More

CHAPTER ELEVEN: His Charity Towards His Neighbor to the first great commandment of loving God with all one’s heart is the second, to love one’s neighbor as oneself. These two commandments are so inseparable that … Read More

CHAPTER TEN: His Zeal for the Glory of God and the Salvation of Souls Monsieur Vincent had devoted himself to studying and imitating perfectly all the virtues of Jesus Christ. He particularly excelled, however, in … Read More

CHAPTER NINE: His Devotion Towards the Most Blessed Virgin, the Mother of God, and the Other Saints The great Saint Bernard once said we should honor the most holy virgin Mary with the deepest affection … Read More

SECTION TWO: His Special Care to Imitate Jesus Christ, and Conform Himself to His Example Love implies a resemblance, or even better creates it. The beloved does what he can to transform himself into the … Read More