We should submit to God’s will…
It is not God’s will that we should abound in spiritual delights, but that in all things we should submit to his holy will.
–Blessed Henry Suso (c. 1295-1366)
Aim to please God…
With those who are perfect and walk with simplicity, there is nothing small and contemptible, if it be a thing that pleases God; for the pleasure of God is the object at which alone they aim, and which is the reason, the measure, and the reward of all their occupations, actions, and plans; and so, in whatever they find this, it is for them a great important thing.
— Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532-1617)
Endure any trial…
One should always endure any trial for the sake of God with gratitude. Our life is a single minute in comparison with eternity; and therefore, according to the Apostle, “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Rom. 8:18)
— Saint Seraphim of Sarov (1754-1833)
Imprisoned by attachment…
When a person is no longer imprisoned by attachment to anything he or she become free to enjoy them for what they truly are.
–Abba Moses (330-405) A Desert Father
We owe God three things…
Three things we owe God: love, service, and reverence.
–Saint John of God (1495-1550)
The preaching of…
The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation.
–Saint Martin (d. 655)
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