I do not understand how it is possible not to trust in Him who can do all things. With Him, everything; without Him, nothing. He is Lord. He will not allow those who have placed all their trust in Him to be put to shame.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)
Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor.
Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier.
Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly.
Be oppressed, rather than be an oppressor.
Be gentle rather than zealous.
Lay hold of goodness, rather than justice.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
The Lord does not say that the proof of his disciples’ faithfulness will be the working of wondrous miracles . . . What does He tell them? “You shall be known as my disciples if you love one another.”
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
I speak not with rashness, but what I feel and mean: among priests, I reckon that not many are saved, but many more perish, not so much on account of their own sins as for the sins of others, which they have not put a remedy to.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Do not walk through time without leaving worthy evidence of your passage.
–Saint John XXIII (1881-1963)
I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person’s life. God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else – God is in this person’s life. You can – you must – try to seek God in every human life.
–Pope Francis (1936-
