To each soul God gives the power to rise, if it will, even above the tyranny of inherited tendencies, and* make its own destiny for good, for noble ends. Many persuade themselves that they have no true sorrow for their sins if they do not practice many and great corporal austerities. Let us learn, nevertheless, that he does a good penance who studies to please God alone, at all times and in all things. St. Francis de Sides.
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New Zealand Tablet, 27 February 1919, Page 10
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78Untitled New Zealand Tablet, 27 February 1919, Page 10
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