FD St Vincent de Paul (d 1660). He initially pursued the priesthood to escape the farm; his charm earned him entry to the highest levels of society. But after a deep conversion he devoted himself to the poor. His spirituality was expressed in encountering Christ in his neighbors.
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"We must love God, but let it be in the work of our bodies, in the sweat of our brows. For very often many acts of love for God...although good and very desirable, are yet very suspect when they do not lead to the practice of effective love."--St. Vincent de Paul
