To blame God…
So how unjust it would be for me to blame God for allowing my sin when he does not blame me for falling into it.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Preach the truth…
Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world. –Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Who receives unworthily…
Do you know the condition of the soul who receives unworthily? She is like a candle on which water has fallen, which can do nothing but crackle when brought near the flame, for no sooner has the fire touched it, than it is extinguished, and nothing remains but smoke.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Penance must be used…
Penance to be sure must be used as a tool, in due times and places, as need may be. If the flesh, being too strong, kicks against the spirit, penance takes the rod of discipline, and fast, and the cilice of many buds, and mighty vigils; and places burdens enough on the flesh, that it may be more subdued. But if the body is weak, fallen into illness, the rule of discretion does not approve of such a method.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
What shall I do?
What has He done for me? He has loved me and given me His whole self. What shall I do for Him? I shall love Him and give myself to Him without reserve.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Idleness begets…
Idleness begets a life of discontent. It develops self-love, which is the cause of our miseries and renders us unworthy to receive the favors of divine love.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
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