Humility is to…
Humility is to the various virtues what the chain is to the Rosary; take away the chain and the beads are scattered, remove humility and all virtues vanish.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Need for action…
There is no need of words only, for there are many words in people nowadays, but there is need for action.
–The Desert Fathers (and Mothers)
Go elsewhere…
If a monk sets himself to do good but lacks the strength to do it in the place where he is, let him not think that if he were to go elsewhere, he would have the strength to accomplish it.
–The Desert Fathers (and Mothers)
The Blessed Sacrament…
The Blessed Sacrament is the first and supreme object of our worship. We must preserve in the depths of our hearts a constant and uninterrupted, profound adoration of this precious pledge of Divine Love.”
–Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (1796-1868)
Stretches of darkness…
If anyone tells you that the life of prayer is one uninterrupted experience of being happy with Jesus, do not follow him. He is not a safe guide. Those who follow the Lamb know that there are stretches of darkness and loneliness and perplexity along the way, and they know that Jesus himself went that way.
–Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998)
Turning away from impurity…
Be extremely prompt in turning away from all that leads and lures to impurity, for this evil… by small beginnings, progresses to great mischief. It is always easier to avoid than to cure this.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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