Father Damien Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be intolerable.”
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“Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever.”
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“I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus Christ.”
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“I feel no disgust when I hear the confessions of those near their end, whose wounds are full of maggots...This may give you some idea of my daily work. Picture to yourself a collection of huts with 800 Lepers. No doctor; in fact, as there is no cure, there seems no place for a doctor's skill.”
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“I would not be cured if the price of the cure was that I must leave the island and give up my work I am perfectly resigned to my lot. Do not feel sorry for me.”
-- Father Damien
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