God turns all…
God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever God’s glance falls it turns all things to beauty.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Fasting has…
Just as indulgence proves to be cause and promoter of countless evils for the human race, in like manner fasting and neglect of appetite have invariably proved the cause of innumerable benefits to us.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Courage follows repentance…
Pay attention carefully. After the sin comes the shame; courage follows repentance. Did you pay attention to what I said? Satan upsets the order; he gives the courage to sin and the shame to repentance.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
If we were true Christians…
There would be no need for sermons if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words if we bore witness with our deeds; there would be no more pagans if we were true Christians.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
A stranger and pilgrim…
You have here no lasting home. You are a stranger and a pilgrim wherever you may be, and you shall have no rest until you are wholly united with Christ.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
At the Day of Judgment…
At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done; not how well have we spoken, but how well we have lived.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
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