Live in the presence of God and in union with God, to receive everything from God’s hands, to do everything out of pure love and the glory of God - Blessed Giacomo Cusmano
The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.
He carried all he needed in a bag on his back and walked with a pilgrim staff. When asked why he walked barefoot, Anthony replied: “That God may be moved by my sufferings to touch the hearts of my hearers.”