God will not save us…
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Times are troublesome…
You say the times are troublesome, the times are burdensome, the times are miserable, Live right, and you will change the times. The times have never [harmed] anyone. Those who are hurt are human beings; those by whom they are hurt are also human beings. So, change human beings, and the times will be changed.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Tribulations and distress…
Whenever we suffer some distress or tribulation, there we find warning and correction for ourselves. Our holy scriptures themselves do not promise us peace, security and repose, but tribulations and distress… The past times that you think were good, are good because they are not yours here and now.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
The deeper our faith…
The deeper our faith, the stronger our hope, the greater our desire, the larger will be our capacity to receive that gift, which is very great indeed. No eye has seen it; it has no color. No ear has heard it; it has no sound. It has not entered man’s heart; man’s heart must enter into it.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
No one is really happy…
No one is really happy merely because of having what they want, but only if they want things they ought to want.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Adore Christ in the Eucharist…
We do not sin when we adore Christ in the Eucharist; we do sin when we do not adore Christ in the Eucharist.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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