Saint Vincent Pallotti, the son of a Roman grocer, devoted his entire life to helping ordinary people grow in holiness. To that end, he organized schools for shoemakers, joiners, gardeners, tailors, coachmen, and young workers, saying, “Holiness is simply to do God’s will, always and everywhere.”
“Not the intellect, but God;
not the will, but God;
not the soul, but God;
not taste, but God;
not touch, but God;
not the heart, but God;
not the body, but God;
not food or drink, but God;
not clothing, but God;
not repose in bed, but God;
not riches, but God;
not distinctions, but God…
God in all and always.”
Saint Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850)
Woodeene Koenig-Bricker in Prayers of the Saints (New York: HarperCollins, 1996) 38-39.