Undertake nothing without…
Undertake nothing without consulting God.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Foretaste of hell…
There is no sin or wrong that gives a man a foretaste of hell in this life as anger and impatience.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
We should consider what is good….
Hence we ought to put aside vain and useless concerns and should consider what is good, pleasing and acceptable in the sight of him who made us. Let us fix our gaze on the blood of Christ, realizing how precious it is to his Father, since it was shed for our salvation and brought the grace of repentance to all the world.
–Saint Clement (First Century)
Making no progress…
I insist again: your foundation must not consist of prayer and contemplation alone: unless you acquire the virtues and practice them, you will always be dwarfs; and no worse fate may befall you than making no progress, for you know that to stop is to go back- if you love, you will never be content to come to a standstill.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Come and drink…
His Majesty, being Who He is and understanding our weakness, has provided for us. But He did not say: “Some must come by this way and others by that.” His mercy is so great that He has forbidden none to strive to come and drink of this fountain of life.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
What a wonderful exchange…
Consider what a wonderful exchange it is if we give Him our love and receive His. Consider that He can do all things, and we can do nothing here below save as He enables us. And what is it that we do for Thee, O Lord, our Maker? We do hardly anything [at all] — just make some poor weak resolution. And, if His Majesty is pleased that by doing a mere nothing we should win everything, let us not be so foolish as to fail to do it.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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