The sacraments are…
The Sacraments are the salvation of those who use them rightly, and the damnation of those who misuse them.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
God has promised forgiveness…
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but he has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Silence of the heart…
Enter into yourself, leave behind all noise and confusion. God speaks to us in the great silence of the heart.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Love in your enemies…
You don’t love in your enemies what they are, but what you would have them become by your prayers.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Death-bed repentance…
There is one case of death-bed repentance recorded, that of the penitent thief, that none should despair; and only one that none should presume.
— Saint Augustine (354-430)
Of what use…
Of what use is it to weigh down Christ’s table with golden cups, when he himself is dying of hunger? First, fill him when he is hungry; then use the means you have left to adorn his table. Will you have a golden cup made but not give a cup of water? What is the use of providing the table with cloths woven of gold thread, and not providing Christ himself with the clothes he needs? What profit is there in that? Tell me: If you were to see him lacking the necessary food but were to leave him in that state and merely surround his table with gold, would he be grateful to you or rather would he not be angry? What if you were to see him clad in worn-out rags and stiff from the cold, and were to forget about clothing him and instead were to set up golden columns for him, saying that you were doing it in his honor? Would he not think he was being mocked and greatly insulted?
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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