Temptation passes…
Temptation passes through three stages: suggestion, pleasure in the temptation, and consent.
— Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
So great a blessing…
Anyone who is not begun to pray, I beg, for the love of the Lord, not to miss so great a blessing. There is no place here for fear, but only desire.
–Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
Do not lose heart…
Therefore if you occasionally lapse into sin, do not lose heart and cease trying to advance, for God will draw good even out of our falls.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Face suffering…
Let us strive to face suffering with Christian courage. Then all difficulties will vanish and pain itself will become transformed into joy.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The conscientious reader…
The conscientious reader will be more concerned to carry out what he has read than merely to acquire knowledge of it. In reading we aim at knowing, but we must put into practice what we have learned in our course of study.
–Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636)
Do our best…
Whether your specialty is meditation and prayers, or caring for the sick and sweeping the floors in service of Christ, what should it matter? We are to do our best whatever we do.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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