True Church of Christ…
Do you wish to know which is the true church of Christ? Count those priests who, in a regular succession have succeeded Saint Peter, who is the Rock, which the gates of hell will not prevail.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Sacrament of new life…
Such is the power of this sacrament: it is a sacrament of new life which begins here and now with the forgiveness of all past sins, and will be brought to completion in the resurrection of the dead.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
When we sin…
We should be displeased with ourselves when we commit sin, for sin is displeasing to God. Sinful though we are, let us at least be like God in this, that we are displeased at what displeases him.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
God will cleanse…
God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
God calls us…
God calls us to correct ourselves and invites us to do penance. He calls us through the wonderful gifts of his creation, and he calls us by granting time for life. He calls us through the reader and through the preacher. He calls us with the innermost force of our thoughts. He calls us with the scourge of punishment, and he calls us with the mercy of his consolation.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Suffering is a…
Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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