Sanctify yourself…
Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.
— Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Proclaim the truth…
Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.
— Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Clothed in Christ…
We who have once for all clothed ourselves in Christ, and have been made worthy to have him dwelling within us, may show everyone, if we choose, simply by the strict discipline of our life and without saying a word, the power of him who dwells in us.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Missionaries will have…
The missionaries will have to understand that they are stones hid under the earth, which will perhaps never come to light, but which will become part of the foundations of a vast, new building.
— Saint Daniel Comboni (1831-1881)
Attract them by…
Attract them by the way you live.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
The Church is…
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.
–Pope Francis (1936-
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