Naturally we all have an inclination to command, and a great aversion to obey; and yet it is certain that it is more for our good to obey than to command; hence perfect souls have always had a great affection for obedience, and have found all their joy and comfort in it.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Our true worth does not consist in what human beings think of us. What we really are consists in what God knows us to be.
–Saint John Berchmans (1599-1621)
Be brave, do not be led by what others think or say!
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
This is all that is necessary in order to become a follower of Jesus Christ; the denying of ourselves, and the mortifying of self-love. Do we desire to be saved? we must conquer all, to secure all. How wretched is the soul that allows itself to be guided by self-love!
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
God has created each one of us, every human being, for greater things – to love and to be loved. But why did God make women? Because a woman’s love is one image of the love of God, and a man’s love is another image of God’s love. Both are created to love, but each in a different way. Woman and man complete each other, and together show forth God’s love more fully than each can alone.That special power of loving that belongs to a woman is seen most clearly when she becomes a mother. Motherhood is the gift of God to women. How grateful we must be to God for this wonderful gift that brings such joy to the whole world, women and men alike!
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
