Pray also in joy and abundance…
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.
–Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)
During painful times…
During painful times, when you feel a terrible void, think how the capacity of your soul is being enlarged so that it can receive God– becoming as it were, infinite as God is infinite.
–Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906)
Death on the Cross…
Our Lord saved the world even more by His heroic love on the Cross than by His sermons. His words gave us light, pointed out the way for us to follow; His death on the Cross obtained for us the grace to follow this way.
–Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877–1964)
Result of prayer…
The last and highest result of prayer is not the securing of this or that gift, the avoiding of this or that danger. The last and highest result of prayer is the knowledge of God–the knowledge which is eternal life–and by that knowledge, the transformation of human character and of the world.
–George John Blewett (1873-1912)
Truth, mercy and joy…
Good news. A single word – Gospel – that, even as it is spoken, becomes truth, brimming with joy and mercy. We should never attempt to separate these three graces of the Gospel: its truth, which is non-negotiable; its mercy, which is unconditional and offered to all sinners; and its joy, which is personal and open to everyone. Truth, mercy and joy: these three go together.
–Pope Francis (1936-
Holiness is a…
Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident — in the most audacious way — in His Fatherly goodness.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
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