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O Lord!
If I worship You from fear of hell
Let me burn in hell;
If I worship you hoping for Paradise,
exclude me from Paradise;
but if I worship You for Your own sake only.
do not withhold from me Your Eternal Beauty.

(anon.)

Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or might or pain can reach you.

Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.

The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new musicThat brightened everything.

Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;

You are love,
You are wisdom.
You are humility,
You are endurance.
You are rest,
You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches,
And you suffice for us.

You are beauty.
You are gentleness.
You are our protector,
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our  courage.
You are our haven and our hope.

You are our faith,
Our great consolation.
You are our eternal life,
Great and wonderful Lord,
God almighty,
Merciful Saviour.

(St. Francis, Praises of God)

Loving Saint Genevieve, fair patron Saint of Paris, lead us in your path of courage and valor.
May we fearlessly defend what is right and true, may we turn not away from the fear and anguish of others, but stand beside them as you did, and by your holy example help us to find eternal life among the warrior princes of the archangels, and all who serve God and this truth without reservation.

(G. Albert)

(Mother Teresa)