Crucifix upon its walls…
Never let your home be without a crucifix upon its walls, to the end that all who enter it may know that you are a disciple of a Crucified Lord, and that you are not ashamed to own it.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Anyone who complains…
Anyone who complains or grumbles is not perfect, nor even a good Christian.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
To have courage…
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The path of humility…
Let us then follow Christ’s paths which he has revealed to us, above all the path of humility, which he himself became for us. He showed us that path by his precepts, and he himself followed it by his suffering on our behalf. In order to die for us – because as God he could not die – the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The immortal One took on mortality that he might die for us, and by dying put to death our death. This is what the Lord did, this the gift he granted to us. The mighty one was brought low, the lowly one was slain, and after he was slain, he rose again and was exalted. For he did not intend to leave us dead in hell, but to exalt in himself at the resurrection of the dead those whom he had already exalted and made just by the faith and praise they gave him.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Teach the young!
Do you want to do a good deed? Teach the young!
Do you want to perform a holy act? Teach the young!
Do you want to do a holy thing? Teach the young!
Truly, now and for the future, among holy things, this is the holiest.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
To give light…
It is a good thing to contemplate the truth, and better still to pass it on to others. To reflect the light is something more than simply to receive it. It is better to give light, than to shine under a bushel. By contemplation the soul is fed: by the apostolate, it gives itself away.
–Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935)
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