Temptations are overcome by…
Temptations are overcome by three words: Credo! Spero! Amo! I believe, I hope, I love
–Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592–1671)
The word of God is inflamed…
The word of God is inflamed with the fire of the Holy Spirit. It consumes lives and promotes virtue.
–Saint Norbert (c. 1080-1134)
A talkative and restless person…
A talkative, over-curious, and restless person is like an oven which is open and exposed on all sides, and which keeps no heat; you will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs.
–Saint Norbert (c. 1080-1134)
How consoling the Eucharist…
How consoling is this mystery of the Eucharist! If we knew how to appreciate it, it would suffice to fortify and sustain us. Is there anything sweeter than to have a friend to whom we may at any hour confide our difficulties and our pain?
–Saint Theodore Guerin (1798-1856)
Live a godly life…
It is impossible for you to live a godly life if you are in love with pleasure and money.
— Isidore the Priest (a Desert Father)
Love to be silent…
Love to be silent rather than to speak; for silence saves up, but speaking fritters away.
–Isaiah (a Desert Father)
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