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Claude La Colombière Quotes

1641–1682 France

Claude La Colombière, sometimes referred to as Claude de la Colombière, (2 February 1641 - 15 February 1682) was a French Jesuit priest best known as the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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One of the things he [Jesus] targeted [in the Passion] was to give us heroic examples of all Christian virtues.

If we are innocent. The less you talk, the more you will be believed. Those who remain silent do not pass for the worst criminals.

We rejoice in the ailments of those we consider our persecutors; we grieve for their prosperity. Oh what a great weakness!

I am not sure whether it is for you [Jesus] that I turn away from vice; but at least this virtue is safe thanks to slander.

Until I hear you say: It is not mortal sin! I don't have to. And was Jesus obliged to die for you?

[God] You love hateful people whose vices you know.

The poor who give despite their poverty, who share what would be necessary to them like the widow of Zarephath, perform miracles, conquer Heaven. (p. 123)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Claude La Colombière (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.