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St. Francis de Sales—Do not desire not to be what you are …

By Catholic Digest on March 10, 2024

Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are.

— St. Francis de Sales

Friday of the Third Week of LentQuiet MomentSt. Francis de Sales
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