St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, Manggahan Gen. Trias, Cavite 4.78

ST. VINCENT FERRER
(Died on April 5, 1419 and Canonized in 1455)

~ Patron Saint of Reconciliation
~ Angel of Judgment
~ Patron Saint of Builders, Plumbers, and Construction Workers.

The story of St. Vincent Ferrer: http://olrl.org/lives/ferrer.shtml


QUOTATIONS OF ST. VINCENT FERRER

"Once humility is acquired, charity will come to life; a burning flame devouring the corruption of vice and filling the heart so full that there is no place for vanity."

"Speak whenever a pressing necessity invites you, such as charity to your neighbor, or the obedience which you have promised to your Superior."

"Strive vigorously to repress the tongue. This organ ought only to be employed in useful speech, and never to become the instrument of vain and idle words."

“Your words should sound as though they were coming, not from a proud or angry soul, but from a charitable and loving heart. Your tone of voice should be that of a father who suffers with his sinful children, as though they were seriously ill or were lying in a huge pit; and he struggles to free them, raise them up, and cherish them like a mother, as one who is happy over their progress and the hope they have of heaven's glory."

"Do you desire to study to your advantage? Let devotion accompany all your studies, and study less to make yourself learned than to become a saint. Consult God more than your books, and ask him, with humility, to make you understand what you read. Study fatigues and drains the mind and heart. Go from time to time to refresh them at the feet of Jesus Christ under his cross. Some moments of repose in his sacred wounds give fresh vigor and new lights. Interrupt your application by short, but fervent and ejaculatory prayers: never begin or end your study but by prayer. Science is a gift of the Father of lights; do not therefore consider it as barely the work of your own mind or industry."

"He who communicates unworthily receives the devil.”

"A vain question deserves nothing but silence. So learn to be silent for a time; you will edify your brethren and silence will teach you to speak when the hour is come."

"If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask him simply to fill you with charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire."

"Try to convince yourself that there is no crime-laden sinner but would have served God better than you... if he had received the same graces."

"Christ, the master of humility, manifests His truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud."

"I pray without ceasing the Lord of the harvest that He send good workmen into His harvest."

"Regard yourself as more vile and miserable in the sight of God because of your faults than any sinner whatever, no matter what his sins...and consider closely that any grace or inclination to good or desire of virtue you may have, is not of yourself but of the sole mercy of Christ."

"Many religious go straight to Hell because they do not keep their vows!"

"Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God."

"Now, I see in sacred scripture that a man becomes and is revealed to be a sheep of Jesus Christ from five virtues, even if he had been the devil's goat before, namely by: Simple Innocence, Ample Mercy, Steadfast Patience, True Obedience, Worthy Penance." (From the Sermon on the Last Judgment – Sheep and Goats)

PRAYER COMPOSED BY ST. VINCENT FERRER
For Proper Affections Toward God
(from Treatise on the Spiritual Life, ch. 18)

Good Jesus, let me be penetrated with love to the very marrow of my bones, with fear and respect toward Thee; let me burn with zeal for Thy honor, so that I may resent terribly all the outrages committed against Thee, especially those of which I myself have been guilty or the occasion. Grant further, O my God, that I may adore and acknowledge Thee humbly as my Creator, and that, penetrated with gratitude for all Thy benefits, I may never cease to render Thee thanks. Grant that I may bless Thee in all things, praise and glorify Thee with a heart full of joy and gladness, and that, obeying Thee with docility in every respect, I may one day, despite my ingratitude and unworthiness, be seated at Thy table together with Thy holy angels and apostles to enjoy ineffable delights. Amen.

Video About St. Vincent Ferrer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4zG64ckQ7o