The way God has given us…
We’ve been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Every work of ours…
Every work of ours ought to be done both without and with moderation… for love toward God should be without measure, and that for the creature should be measured by that for God.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Nothing not evil…
Nothing that is not in itself evil is to be put away because abuse of it is possible: to do so would shut the way to a great increase of God’s glory.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Never say or do anything until…
Never say or do anything until you have asked yourself whether it will be pleasing to God, good for yourself, and edifying to your neighbor.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Hypocrites in appearance…
Since love for God arises in the heart, that must be enlightened before the exterior man: for hypocrites first make bright what is outside, but the servants of God begin with what is within, for hypocrites love God in appearance but in their heart care only for themselves.
–Francisco de Osuna (1497-1541)
Recollection brings…
The chief characteristic of this spiritual exercise is to recollect the heart. This is the highest effect left by grace received by this means in the soul, from which it casts out all superfluous cares and idle thoughts which distract men and drive them outside themselves. Recollection brings them back and calms and pacifies them.
–Francisco de Osuna (1497-1541)
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