The spirit of faith…
It is not the actual physical exertion that counts toward a man’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.
–Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552)
Self-denial and mortification…
There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Look at a crucifix…
If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the ‘Our Father’, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
The wisdom of the world…
The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. The soul has to proceed rather by unknowing rather than knowing.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The more one mortifies…
The more one mortifies his natural inclinations, the more he renders himself capable of receiving divine inspirations and of progressing in virtue.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Meeekness consists in…
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show themselves unfriendly, ungrateful, and troublesome to us.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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