Catholic Wisdom

"When we do some act of charity or service, let us consciously form our motivating intention, saying, 'My Lord, receive this gift of service that I am about to render as a prayer for such and such a grace.'"

--Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, "On the Sanctification of Daily Life," in In the School of the Curé of Ars (1927), part of the Spiritual Treasury of Ars series, by H. Convert.