Charity to the afflicted…
Charity to the afflicted must be dear to the heart of Jesus, who knew so well how to sorrow with those he loved. I hope we shall ever bear this in mind.
–Saint Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
To live in harmony…
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Learning how to die…
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
–Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Offer to God a good will…
Nothing richer can be offered to God than a good will; for the good will is the originator of all good and is the mother of all virtues; whosoever begins to have that good will has secured all the help he or she needs for living well.
–Saint Albert the Great (c. 1206-1280)
Submit to God’s will…
Have a firm and unshakeable determination to submit yourselves to God’s will.
— Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)
Our willingness…
Sometimes when our Lord asks us to do some good work, all He really wants is our willingness to do the work, and not is accomplishment.
— Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
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