As long as a single passion…
As long as a single passion reigns in our hearts, though all the others should have been overcome, the soul will never enjoy peace.
–Saint Joseph Calasanz (1556-1648)
Keep your soul…
Keep your soul at peace, in order to be able to be attentive and very faithful to the inner movement of the Holy Spirit.
–Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868)
A sinful soul…
A sinful soul, full of passions, cannot have peace and rejoice in the Lord, even if it had charge over all earthly riches, even if it ruled over the whole world. If it was suddenly said to such a king, happily feasting and sitting on his throne, “King, now you will die,” his soul would be troubled and he would tremble with fear, and he would see his powerlessness. But how many beggars there are, whose only wealth is love for God, and who, if you said to them, “You will die now,” would answer peacefully, “Let God’s will be done. Glory to the Lord, that He has remembered me and wants to take me to Himself.”
— Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
Unless the Spirit…
We must realize that the grace of the Holy Spirit is necessary not only for those who teach but also for those who are taught. Unless the Spirit is present in the heart of the listener, the teacher is wasting his breath. Unless there is a teacher within us, the teacher without works in a vacuum.
–Rabanus Maurus (c.780-856)
No limit to charity…
If God is love, charity should know no limit, for God cannot be confined.
–Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461)
Remember to consider…
Remember to consider only Christ in the person of the poor. Serve them always as you would serve Christ himself.
–Saint Joan Antide-Thouret (1765-1826)
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