Simplicity: July 27
A particular characteristic of the dove is that she does everything to please her mate. When she is hatching her eggs she leaves it up to him to care for her and provide what she needs. Her one thought is to hatch her little ones so as to please her mate and give him offspring. How delightful a rule of life it is never to do anything except for God, to please Him, and leave entirely to Him the task of caring for us!
Thus lived St. Vincent de Paul. He was unceasingly occupied in promoting the glory of God and providing for the needs of his neighbor for the love of Him, without thinking of his own needs or those of his Congregation, which he left entirely in the hands of God.
