Does so with consent…
A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Forgiveness is…
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Enter into your heart…
Enter then into your heart, and if you have faith, you will find Christ there. There He speaks to you. I the preacher, must raise my voice, but He instructs you more effectively in the silence. I speak in sounding words; He speaks within.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Do not complain…
Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As he says, ‘Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me.’
–Saint Augustine (354–430)
When the devil…
When the devil wants to attack anyone, he first of all looks to see on what side his defenses are weakest or in worst order; then he moves up his artillery to make a breach at that spot.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Path to virtue…
A man who finds the path to virtue difficult, yet sets out on it bravely to conquer himself, gains double the reward of those whose mild and slothful nature gives them no trouble.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
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