Holiness consists in…
Do not forget that holiness consists not in extraordinary actions, but in performing your duties towards God, yourself and others well.
–Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)
Content with the grace of God…
Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor. Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him.
— Saint Romuald of Ravenna (951-1027)
Reading prayerfully…
Before reading you should empty your soul of everything. Arouse the desire to know about what is being read. Turn prayerfully to God. Follow what you are reading with attention and place everything in your open heart. If something did not reach the heart, stay with it until it reaches. You should of course read quite slowly. Stop reading when the soul no longer wants to nourish itself with reading. That means it is full. If the soul finds one passage utterly stunning, stop there and read no more… Thus you can take up a little bit each day.
–Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894)
Reform the world…
If a man wants to reform the world, either by reason of the authority of his position or the duty of his office, he must begin with himself.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
If you seek peace…
If you seek peace and tranquillity, you will certainly not find them so long as you have a cause of disturbance and turmoil within yourself.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
City of God…
Perhaps the City of God is not so much a place in space, as a place in the heart.
–Madeline L’Engle (1918-2007)
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