Cheerfulness wins heart…
Nothing wins hearts like cheerfulness.
–Saint Dwynwen (d. 460)
To love God above all things…
God does not command us to live in hair shirts and chains, or to chastise our flesh with scourges, but to love Him above all things and our neighbor as ourselves.
–Saint Charles of Sezze (1630-1770)
Believe the gospels…
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
The foundation of humility…
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
The intercession of saints…
God, who created all things, is in all places, and is everywhere to be worshiped. Yet his infinite wisdom thinks fit to work wonders at the intercession of his saints.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Let the name of Jesus…
Jesus is honey on the lips, melody in the ear, joy in the heart. Yet not alone is that name light and food. It is also a remedy. Is any one amongst you sad? Let the name of Jesus enter his heart; let it leap thence to his mouth; and lo! the light shining from that name shall scatter every cloud and restore peace.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
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