When the Spirit dwells in a person, prayer never from then on departs from his soul. Whether he is eating or drinking or sleeping or whatever else he is doing, even in deepest sleep, the fragrance of prayer rises without effort in his heart. Prayer never again deserts him. Even his silence is prayer, and the movements of his heart are like a secret and silent voice that sings to God.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “Thank you,” that would suffice.
— Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
