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Trust in grace

In your life of constant service, you will never lack God’s grace, since He is the one who has called you. You can also count on the intercession of the holy Archangels and Apostles, whom we invoke as Patrons, as well as the constant help of the Guardian Angels.

Yours will be a self-sacrificing and humble service expressed in deeds: a generous, sustained fiat, in union with the Blessed Virgin, Mother of Jesus Christ and our Mother, who accompanies us by her example from the Annunciation to Calvary.

Divine fortitude

And if, in this battle for God, you find that you are weak, infirmus dicat: quia fortis ego sum,8 in the midst of your feebleness say: “With my Lord’s grace, I am strong.” And with St Paul, I will add: gratia vobis et pax (1 Thess 1:2), grace and peace be with you!

Thanksgiving

And also: We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labour of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess 1:2-3).

May He watch over you. Your Father blesses you.

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let the weak say, “I am strong” (Joel 3:10, Douay-Rheims).

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