Look on Christ crucified…
Look often on Christ, crucified, naked, blasphemed, slandered, forsaken, and overwhelmed by every kind of weariness, sorrow and labor.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
The devil will try…
The devil will try to upset you by accusing you of being unworthy of the blessings that you have received. Simply remain cheerful and do your best to ignore the devil’s nagging. If need be even laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Satan, the epitome of sin itself, accuses you of unworthiness! When the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future!
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Temple of God…
In this temple of God, in this the divine dwelling place, God alone rejoices with the soul in the deepest silence. There is no reason for the intellect to stir or seek anything, for the Lord who created it wishes to give it repose here.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Branches of evil…
It is in vain that we cut off the branches of evil, if we leave intact the root, which continually produces new ones.
— Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Love is the fulfillment…
Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we shall find rest.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Perishable things…
So why do we who must still die still seek our joy in perishable things; why do we put so much futile effort into clutching on to this fleeting life? –Saint Augustine (354-430)
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