The true Christian…
The true Christian should be willing to endure the sufferings of the spirit as Jesus Christ did when He was betrayed by one of His disciples, denied by another, and abandoned by all.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Break some hearts…
Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them.
–Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
A harvest of trials…
If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? Ask God to send you many sufferings. The flame of Divine Love never rises higher than when fed with the wood of the Cross, which the infinite charity of the Savior used to finish His sacrifice. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ. That is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Souls are like athletes…
Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
When tribulations come…
When tribulations, infirmities, and contradictions come, we must not run away in a fright, but vanquish them.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Accept the adversities…
We must accept the adversities which God sends us without reasoning too much upon them, and we must take for granted that it is the best thing which could happen to us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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