When God forgives…
When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Grace and free will…
Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
If the mind is distracted…
If, at the time when the mind is praying it is distracted by any extraneous thought or worry about anything, then this prayer is not called pure.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
Gratitude makes patience…
What makes people patient, so that they patiently bear hurt, reproach, slander, and abuse from others, and torments and assaults from the devil? Gratitude.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Goodness of God…
Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.
— Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
A soul truly united…
A soul that is truly united to God is not conscious of itself; it neither sees, nor loves itself, nor anyone else, but keeps its thoughts on God alone, not on any creature.
— Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
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