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Trust in God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

He who trusts himself is lost.<\/strong>
He who trusts in God can do all things.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. True, Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, for He has made the promise, \u2018Ask, and you shall receive,\u2019 but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament will obtain a more abundant measure of grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint Alphonsus<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trust in God He who trusts himself is lost.He who trusts in God can do all things. Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. 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