Our actions have an eloquence…
Our actions have a tongue of their own; they have an eloquence of their own, even when the tongue is silent. For deeds prove the lover more than words.
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)
Wherever a person’s heart…
As scripture says, “Where your heart is, there also is your treasure” [Mt. 6:21]; and surely, wherever a person’s heart is given, wherever their deepest desire draws them, this is indeed their god. If a man’s heart always longs for God, then God will surely be the Lord of the heart.
–Saint Macarius the Great (c. 300-391)
Desire no other path…
A person should desire no other path, even if he is at the summit of contemplation; on this road he walks safely. All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding his life we find that he is the best example. What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side? Unlike our friends in the world, he will never abandon us when we are troubled or distressed. Blessed is the one who truly loves him and always keeps him near.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The power of a soul given…
I believe that if we are to meet so many needs in the world, we must become a living and continual prayer and love much. The power of a soul given wholly to love is great indeed.
–Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880–1906)
We must sow…
We must sow the seed, not hoard it.
–Saint Dominic (1170-1221)
To love the Church
To love the Church is not to criticize her, not to destroy her, not to try to change her essential structures, not to reduce her to humanism, horizontalism and to the simple service of a human liberation. To love the Church is to cooperate with the work of Redemption by the Cross and in this way obtain the grace of the Holy Spirit come to renew the face of this poor earth, conducting it to its consummation in the design of the Father’s immense love.
–Blessed Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (1862-1937)
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