Even if we have thousands of acts of great virtue to our credit, our confidence in being heard must be based on God’s mercy and His love for men. Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
As we leave church…
We ought not, as soon as we leave church, to plunge into business unsuited to church, but as soon as we get home, we should take the Scriptures into our hands, and call our wife and children to join us in putting together what we have heard in church.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Journey with Him…
It was not enough for God to give us his Son merely to point out the way. He made the Son himself the way, so that you might journey with him as guide, as he walks in his own way.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Help ones closest to us…
We are to love everyone equally, but there’s no way we can help everyone. There are many people and the world is large. The ones we can do something for are the ones closest to us. It is almost as though they were chosen by lot.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Remember the truths…
Every morning you put on your clothes to cover your nakedness and protect your body from inclement weather. Why don’t you also clothe your soul with the garment of faith? Remember each morning the truths of your creed, and look at yourself in the mirror of your faith. Otherwise, your soul will soon be naked with the nakedness of oblivion.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Out of love…
If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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