Discipleship, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
[S]piritual life and perfection… consists in nothing but coming near to God and union with Him, as was said in the beginning. With this is connected a heartfelt realization of the goodness and greatness of God, together with consciousness of our own nothingness and our proneness to every evil; love of God and dislike of ourselves; submission not only to God but also to all creatures, for the sake of our love of God; renunciation of all will of our own and perfect obedience to the will of God; and moreover desire for all this and its practice with a pure heart to the glory of God (I Corinthians 10:31), from sheer desire to please God and only because He Himself wishes it and because we should so love Him and work for Him.
–Saint Nikodemos the Hagiorite (1749-1809)
John Vianney (1786-1859), Page: Quotes, Prayer (why), Quote Author, Quote Topic
Through prayer we receive a foretaste of heaven and something of paradise comes down upon us. Prayer never leaves us without sweetness. It is honey that flows into the souls and makes all things sweet. When we pray properly, sorrows disappear like snow before the sun.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Meister Eckhart (1260-1328), Page: Quotes, Quote Author
One who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Discipleship, Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Repentance, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
To all who recognize their own sinfulness, remorsefully acknowledge it, and long to be liberated from it, he extends his hand. But he demands that they follow him unconditionally, and renounce everything that can oppose his Spirit within them.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Repentance
There are two ways of knowing how good and loving God is. One is by never losing Him, through the preservation of innocence, and the other is by finding Him after one has lost Him. Repentance is not self-regarding, but God-regarding. It is not self-loathing, but God-loving.
–Blessed Fulton Sheen (1895-1979
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Patience, prayer and silence–these are what give strength to the soul.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)
