Quote#Happiness
My heart full of gratitude, longed to go to the sanctuary of Mary…
Quote byThéodore Guérin · 1798–1856
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Second Journal of Travel (1844).
English (original)
My heart full of gratitude, longed to go to the sanctuary of Mary Immaculate to thank her for having granted this day of consolation to us. Happy to be free, we went straightway to the church of Our Lady of Victory, to pour out our hearts in tears of joy in the presence of our heavenly Protector and Mother.
— Théodore Guérin
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