SAYINGS

Mother Mary Francis Ingham

Foundress 

Franciscan Missionariesof St. Joseph

Taken from her letters and what has been passed down to us by word of mouth

O SWEET JESUS
Make me a Religious after Thy own heart,
MEEK and OBEDIENT
A child of MEDITATION and PRAYER
Opposed to consoriousness
And everything earthly
Desiring only Thy LOVE
And a HAPPY ETERNITY
Amen

Be as WAX
In the hands of the MOULDER
And let the Divine Artist
SHAPE and FASHION you
After His loving design

Do away with HUMAN RESPECT
Be UNITED among yourselves
And work

For GOD ALONE

Have COURAGE
You are working
For a very good MASTER
And He knows all your
Trials and crosses
He will take account
Of them all
And each one
Will add
To the lustre of your CROWN
In HEAVEN

Make the children
Love their RELIGION
They will be GOOD and HAPPY
If only you can do that

FORGET YOURSELF COMPLETELY
Live for GOD ALONE
And you will be TRUE
Franciscan Missionaries
Of St. Joseph

Keep your heart
UNITED TO GOD
In the midst
Of all your distracting work
By little EJACULATIONS
Such as
“All for you, my Jesus, all for you”

or

“I am Thine, O Lord,
have mercy on me
and fill my soul
with FAITH and LOVE