On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight — we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Everything is a reminder of the Cross. We ourselves are made in the shape of a cross.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church; for if faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true faith first began, seeking among those who received it from God himself.
–Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821)
At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Souls who aspire to a sublime union with God by contemplation usually suffer interior purgations in one way or another.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
The presence of God calms the soul, and gives it quiet and repose.
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
