To bear our crosses…
You are right – it costs us dear to give Him what He asks. But what a joy that it does cost! It is happiness to bear our crosses, and to feel our weakness in doing so.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
The cross will not crush…
The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Carrying the cross…
No other grace can be compared with that of carrying the cross out of love for our Lord.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
Everyone has his cross…
On this earth everyone has his cross. But we must act in such a way that we be not the bad, but good thief.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
No sacrifices beyond our strength…
Our Lord never asks sacrifices from us beyond our strength. At times, it is true this Divine Savior makes us feel all the bitterness of the chalice that He is offering our soul. When He asks the sacrifice of all that is precious in this world, it is impossible, without a very special grace, not to cry out like Him in the garden of agony… It is very consoling to think that Jesus, the Strong God, knew our weaknesses.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
We must carry the cross…
It is not enough to take the cross in our hands and kiss it. We must carry it.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
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