True charity consists…
True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbor’s faults, never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Christ is always with us…
It is no use saying that we are born two thousand years too late to give room to Christ. Nor will those who live at the end of the world have been born too late. Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts. Yet now it is with the voice of our contemporaries that he speaks, with the eyes of store clerks, factory workers, and children that he gazes; with the hands of office workers, slum dwellers, and suburban housewives that he gives. It is with the feet of soldiers and tramps that he walks, and with the heart of anyone in need that he longs for shelter. And giving shelter or food to anyone who asks for it, or needs it, is giving it to Christ.
–Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
Needed by others…
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Distribute wealth…
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
Generosity is…
Generosity is at the heart of the Christian life, just as it is at the heart of the Gospel. For it is often through our generosity that we are able to bring the love of God to life in others in very real and tangible ways. God is by his very nature generous. God wants to convince us of his generosity, and in turn wants us to live generous lives.”
–Matthew Kelly (1973-
Virtue of virtues…
True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues, and which having a definite object, would become infinite if it could meet with a heart capable of infinity.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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