Meditate on the words of God…
Meditate daily on the words of your Creator. Learn the Heart of God in the words of God, that your soul may be enkindled with greater longings for heavenly joys.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Holy Baptism is…
Faith consists not only of being baptized in Christ, but also in fulfilling His commandments. Holy Baptism is perfect and gives us perfection, but does not make perfect those who do not follow the commandments.
–Saint Mark the Ascetic (Fifth Century)
Hear the Word of God…
The nature of water is yielding, and that of a stone is hard. Yet, if you hang a bottle filled with water above the stone, so that the water drips drop by drop, it will wear a hole in the stone. In the same way, the Word of God is tender and our heart is hard. So, when people hear the word of God frequently, their hearts are opened to God.
–Saint Poeman (c. 340 – c. 450)
The church is…
The Church is the Gospel continued. This is the simplest, and perhaps the most beautiful, of definitions of the Church.
–Charles Journet (1891–1975)
To live is to change…
To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
A pure soul…
A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
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