Jesus, the Sinless, was crucified for you; and will you not be crucified for Him who was crucified for you? You are not bestowing a favor, for you have first received; but you are returning a favor, repaying your debt to Him who was crucified for you in Golgotha.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)
Every deed of Christ is a cause of glorying to the Catholic Church, but her greatest of all glorying is in the Cross…the glory of the Cross led those who were blind through ignorance into light, loosed all who were held fast by sin, and ransomed the whole world…His Passion then was real: for He was really crucified, and we are not ashamed thereat; He was crucified, and we deny it not, nay, I rather glory to speak of it….
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)
In heaven, we shall see the truth without any difficulty and enjoy it.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
It is not as we are, however, that God loves us, but as we are going to be.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
During this mortal life we must chose eternal love or eternal death, there is no middle choice.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
–Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
